Public Health ST1 Interview Preparation — 2026

Qualifications

You must hold either: a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, MBBS) degree or other equivalent medical qualification; **or** a first degree including undergraduate or integrated Masters degree (1st or 2:1 or equivalent grade) which must be certificated by the date of application submission. If your qualifying degree was not an honours degree it may be considered equivalent if you are currently registered to practice with a healthcare regulator overseen by the Professional Standards Authority; **or**

Upload the named certificate or supporting form.

Registration & right to work

You must: Be eligible to work in the UK. Meet the standards set out in *Good Medical Practice* and *Good Public Health Practice* and not be subject to fitness to practise conditions which would prevent you taking up the post or performing fully within it.

For applicants with a medical degree applying for a medical training post in public health

You must: Hold full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) at the time of application, **and** hold a current licence to practise on the date your post commences.

GMC registration details or licence evidence.

Career history

You must be able to provide complete details of your employment history, including any gaps.

Disclosure

You must complete all sections of the application form fully and truthfully, in accordance with written guidelines. You must disclose in your application if you are subject to any ongoing fitness to practise proceedings or are subject to any fitness to practise conditions.

For applicants without a medical degree, or those with a medical degree choosing to apply through the non-medical route:

You must have at least 48 months (whole time equivalent) work experience by application closing date, of which at least 24 months (whole time equivalent) must be in an area relevant to population health practice (relevance to public health practice will be evidenced by explanation of relevance on the application form). The 24 months should be at Band 6 or above of Agenda for Change or equivalent and a minimum of 3 months (whole time equivalent) at Band 6 level or equivalent in the three and a half years preceding the intended start date.