Health promotion specialists educate and inform people about health issues.
£24,000 - £45,000
37 to 39 a week (between 8am and 6pm)
You'll need:
You can get into this job through:
You could do a degree in a subject like:
You might be able to do a subject like psychology, social sciences or education.
You could also start by doing a foundation degree in health and social care.
You'll usually need:
You could do the Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care to get some of the skills and knowledge you'll need in this job.
If you're 19 or over, you could do an Access to HE Diploma as a way to get into university.
You could do Access to Health and Human Science or Access to Health Science.
You may need:
You could do a Public Health Practitioner Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship.
This usually takes 3 years to complete.
You'll usually need:
You could start as a health promotion assistant or an NHS 111 health advisor and complete training to work your way up.
You'll find it helpful to get some paid or voluntary work experience in healthcare before you apply for a course.
You could apply directly to health promotion specialist roles.
You'll usually need a qualification and experience in medicine, nursing, teaching or social work.
It might also help to have experience of working with communities.
You could work for different types of organisations like the NHS, local authorities or charities.
You can also find details of current health campaigns and initiatives through the Royal Society for Public Health.
You can find out more on careers in health promotion as a public health practitioner through Health Careers.
As a health promotion specialist you could:
You could work at a health centre or in an office.
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