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PHORCaST
PHORCaST stands for Public Health Online Resource for Careers, Skills and Training. The project, which is supported by funding from the Department of Health, England, and the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, is a joint endeavour by the East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery, the Public Health Resource Unit (PHRU), The Teaching Public Health Networks (led by the East and West Midlands) and Skills for Health.
Split into easy to follow sections the PHORCaST website provides:
- Useful background on working in public health, including overviews on the workforce, key policies and UK health systems
- Step-by-step guidance on starting a career in public health and information on different career options and roles
- Over 80 ‘real life’ career success stories of people working in a wide variety of public health roles across the UK
- Help on developing your career through competence frameworks, continuing professional development and CV development advice
- Access to training and resources and development opportunities within public health
PHORCaST will be of interest to anyone considering a public health career including: school leavers, those wishing to find out more about their contribution to health in their current job, existing public health workers wishing to change direction, and recent trainees in public health looking for their first consultant posts.
Public health is a shortage speciality at a time of worsening public health issues. This online resource will be an aid to recruitment and retention of a high calibre public health workforce at all levels. It will offer one place for individuals or organisations to go to find information on careers in public health, roles, routes, qualifications and training.
“PHORCaST fills a major gap in the public health careers landscape. Tailored guidance to suit a wide range of backgrounds and interests at all levels of engagement in public health. Flexible, informative and practical - a hitchhiker's guide to the public health galaxy. I urge you to check it out.”
Alan Maryon-Davis, President of the Faculty of Public Health
PHORCaST is for you to develop yourself and your public health career - Please use it and help us to develop it into the number one online public health resource by giving us your views through the online feedback form or to ask@phorcast.org.uk.