Becoming a supervisor
To apply for recognition as a supervisor, Consultants in Public Health must:
- Fulfil the FPH requirements for educational supervisors
- Have current local training around equality and diversity
- Have the supervisor role specified within their Job Plan
Step 1: The application form for recognition as a Public Health Supervisor can be found here: Apply to become an Educational/Clinical or Activity Supervisor
Step 2: Once you have completed the form, you will be sent a link to register on Course Manager which is our new booking system for all our training including Initial Public Health Supervisor Training on the 15th October 2025.
Step 3: Once you have attended the course, you will be formally approved as an ES/CS or Activity Supervisor and added to our register.
Step 4: Yearly - In order to maintain your status, you will need to attend an update session (lasting half a day) for each of the four training themes within a three-year period.
Within each 12-month period, three update sessions for each of the four training
themes will be delivered – supervisors are therefore able to choose a suitable date. Please see link below to book onto sessions:
2025 ES Curriculum
Step 5: Yearly you will need to complete the annual survey which can be found here, this is to ensure your details are up-to-date: Annual Survey.
Equivalent training (outside of West Midlands)
If an equivalent course has been undertaken outside of West Midlands, the prospective ES/CS should forward the course details and an attendance certificate to: england.pccschools.midlands@nhs.net
Upon receipt of this information, the team will seek DME approval for the supervisor’s name to be added to the West Midlands’ Supervisor Register.
Step 6: Every 3 years you will need to complete the re-validation survey which can be found here: Re-validation Survey.
Page Last Updated 15/04/2025