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Assessors and Verifiers

Anyone interested in becoming an assessor or verifier for the Wales Scheme should review the eligibility criteria below and contact [email protected] for more information.

The Wales Practitioner Scheme covers training costs and handles bookings with the UKPHR.

Assessors

Responsibilities of the Assessor:

  • successfully complete the UKPHR Assessor training
  • be skilled in assessing evidence submitted by applicants
  • be thoroughly conversant with the public health practitioner standards
  • sign off all standards as being met and pass applications for verification to appointed verifier

Eligibility:

To be an Assessor you need to be a health professional with two years of senior level public health experience. 

Time Commitments:

Assessors are required to attend   1.5 days training, delivered by the UKPHR.  They are not generally expected to assess more than two practitioners per year, and each should take no more than 12 hours.   Assessors are also invited to annual refresher training sessions.

Benefits of being an Assessor:

UKPHR certificated training and appraisal that can contribute to your continuing professional development

Enhances understanding of how the full range and scope of public health knowledge and skills are applied to the implementation of public health interventions by practitioners

Broadens appreciation of public health agendas, policies, roles, services and interventions in other areas – both geographical and service area

Verifiers

Responsibilities of the Verifier

Verifiers have to:

  • Complete the UKPHR Verifier training. 
  • Make recommendations to the appropriate verification panel
  • Check that the processes towards registration has been undertaken correctly
  • Retain a copy of the completed Practitioner application for registration with the UKPHR for three months

Eligibility:

To be a Verifier you must be a public health specialist registered with the GMC, GDC or UKPHR, in good standing, and to have held a consultant or specialist post for three years.  

Time Commitments:

You will be required to attend a half day training provided by the UKPHR.  You will need to attend 2-3 verification panels per year, and 1 – 2 half day workshops per year.

Benefits of being a Verifier:

  • UKPHR certificated training contributes to CPD – ‘guardian of practitioners standards’, on-going training
  • Increases  appreciation of how the full range and scope of public health knowledge and skills are applied to the implementation of public health interventions at practitioner level
  • Broadens your appreciation of public health roles, services and interventions in other areas – both geographical and service area
  • Informs how you support your own workforce and the career development of those you manage