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UKPHR Specialist Portfolio Assessor

Quality assurance is an integral part of UKPHR registration. Both specialist and practitioner retrospective portfolios undergo stringent quality assurance checks to ensure public health professionals are working at a high standard and they are ‘safe pair of hands’. This is essential to ensure UKPHR are upholding their duty of public protection.  

UKPHR assessors undertake these important quality assurance checks.

Assessors undertake training sessions facilitated by UKPHR moderators to gain confidence, knowledge and understanding of the roles and to ensure they are carried out to high standards.  

UKPHR Specialist assessors are a vital part of the UKPHR team. They assess pre-applications and portfolios from prospective Public Health Specialist applicants who have decided that this is the appropriate registration route for them.

UKPHR’s Specialist Registration by Portfolio Assessment registration has two stages: a pre-application which is assessed by 2 assessors, then if the pre-application is approved the applicant is provided with 18 months in which to collate and submit their portfolio. The portfolio is also assessed by 2 assessors. The portfolio and pre-application do not need to be assessed by the same assessors.

UKPHR staff undertake the administration for the applications and liaise between the applicant and the assessors.

All UKPHR Specialist assessors receive training. Clear guidance is provided, and support is given through buddying, moderation and development sessions. Assessments are presented at and discussed with peers at a monthly Registration Panel where a Moderator is also present.

Benefits:

  • Each portfolio is different, offering unique public health learning opportunities.
  • These learning opportunities are recognised by the Faculty of Public Health and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may be claimed after completion of an assessment (dependent on your own professional body). This would, as always, be based on reflection.
  • Experience of assessment strengthens your CV.
  • It’s a way of giving back to the public health service that has supported you.

Role  

  • To assess pre-applications and portfolios from prospective Public Health Specialist applicants and make recommendations to and share your assessment at UKPHR’s monthly Registration Panel (these are held online)
  • To provide feedback to applicants on their pre-application and portfolio assessments

Requirements

  • Be experienced at a senior level in service, management and/or academia
  • Be registered as a Public Health specialist with UKPHR, GMC or GDC (or within the past 5 years)
  • Be willing and able to devote the necessary time (minimum of 2 portfolios a year – approx 10 hours to assess a portfolio and up to 2 hours to assess a pre-application) and give the task appropriate priority
  • Be skilled in assessing evidence to demonstrate competence and its application in practice
  • Be conversant with the public health competencies required for public health specialist registration
  • Be able to maintain independence and impartiality in the role

It is desirable that candidates have experience with a professional examining body of assessing at specialist level, and/or experience as an educational supervisor/trainer for trainees on regional training programmes.

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