Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprenticeship (Level 7)

Department of Health

Apprenticeship summary

An exciting opportunity to gain experience and expertise in public health intelligence, working as part of the DHSC Local Knowledge and Intelligence Service (LKIS). Our goal is to support more effective and efficient regional & local health intelligence systems and improved data-informed decision-making on health and care.

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Closing date: November 28, 2024

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Wage:
£33,476 a year
Total hours per week:
37
Expected duration (weeks):
94
Positions (available):
1
Date posted:
November 15, 2024
Possible start date:
January 1, 2025
Apprenticeship level:

Degree

  • Providing advice and support in the use of common sources of data for public health purposes
  • Applying analytical, statistical and epidemiological methods to a range of public health data to support routine and ad hoc analytical projects and tasks
  • Planning, managing and delivering on a range of assigned projects requiring analytic input, including negotiating and agreeing the most appropriate data output, initiating and planning workloads and setting delivery timescales
  • Ensuring compliance with quality assurance policy and procedures and taking responsibility for producing data quality reports on hosted databases
  • Participating in an ad hoc health intelligence request service for users of the services and providing specialist advice on appropriate use of this information 
  • Supporting the local translation and dissemination of health intelligence outputs through awareness raising and signposting
  • Using a variety of methods including written briefings and oral presentations to communicate the implications of public health analytical outputs for action to improve local population health to stakeholders from a range of backgrounds
  • Supporting the training and induction of OHID staff as well as participating in the programme of training in health intelligence for external stakeholders
  • Attending meetings with key local stakeholders and playing an active role in the hosted network for public health intelligence specialists
  • Working collaboratively as part of the analytical capability within OHID and wider DHSC assisting colleagues in the delivery of the analytical work programme
  • Ensuring personal, and promoting team, compliance with corporate policies in relation to security, confidentiality and release of information
  • Supervision of relevant staff as directed
  • An apprenticeship is an exciting opportunity to ‘earn while you learn’ by combining theoretical learning with practical ‘on-the-job’ experience; allowing you to work towards a nationally recognised qualification, while building skills in your daily role and earning a salary
  • An apprenticeship also allows you to secure a qualification with no tuition or student fees as the programme is fully funded by the department
  • You will spend 80% of your contracted working hours on your day-to-day responsibilities and 20% of your time will be dedicated to your training. The apprenticeship will provide you with new skills to apply to your job role, ensuring you are continuously learning in a supportive environment
  • Upon successful competition of the end point assessment, you will achieve a Level 7 apprenticeship as a Health and Care Intelligence Specialist
  • This role will enable you to build your knowledge and skills in public health intelligence, as well giving you an understanding of government and the wider health and care system
  • The role will provide experience that will be relevant to a career in health and care analytics within the civil service, the NHS or local government

Employer

Department of Health

In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose – to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you’d like to work in, we’d love to hear from you.

Training

Training Provider:

JGA LIMITED

Apprenticeship standard:

Health and care intelligence specialist (level 7)