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Public health managers make a vital contribution to supporting the health of the public.
There are a variety of training and qualifications requirements that may be required to work as a public health manager. It’s important therefore to check the person specification of the individual employer for detailed requirements. Common qualifications include a degree in a relevant subject and project management skills or qualifications. Its also usual that applicants will bring significant experience from previous roles.Your working hours are likely to vary depending on the employer and the nature of the work. For example, working hours may generally be from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday but there may be variations to this which are determined by the individual employer (such as for evening meetings, events or particular projects).You'll be a competent and capable manager bringing a range of well developed managerial skills to your work such as organisation, planning, financial and people management. It's likely you'll need to make challenging decisions and to ensure best use of available resources.Public health managers may progress to more senior management roles depending on their experience and interests. They may also wish to apply for public health specialist roles and undertake specialty training in public health. -
Public health nurses are qualified and registered nurses or midwives who have then chosen to gain experience or undertake training to specialise in areas such as health protection or sexual health.
Only trained and registered nurses can apply for a role as a public health nurse. Entry criteria vary between employers and specific positions, but experience or further qualifications in community nursing, health visiting, occupational health, infection prevention and control or practice nursing may be an advantage.Public health nurses working for the NHS will usually work at around bands 6-7 of Agenda for Change (AfC) or equivalent local authority pay scales and work standard hours of 37.5 per week. There may be exceptions to this depending on the nature of the role, for example evening and weekend work to increase access to services.As a public health nurse, you'll be passionate about public health. You'll have excellent communication skills, project management and analytical skills. You'll be able to work across multi-agency or multi-disciplinary settings to engage, develop and sustain networks and partnerships. You'll be a good problem solver and have an ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.You might decide to follow an academic career pathway, working in higher education or research, or you might decide to take up a senior practitioner or managerial role. You may also choose to qualify as a specialist community public health nurse (SCPHN).