Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice - REQ003598

Job title: Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice Level 7

Salary: SO1 £34,434 - £36,363

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: 22 months fixed term

Location: Hybrid – up to 2 days a week in our offices at Merrion House, following an induction period with a higher level of person attendance.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Public Health Intelligence Team in Leeds City Council and work with partner analytical teams in the Leeds Office of Data Analytics, LCC, Leeds Healthcare Providers and the wider West Yorkshire Integrated Care System.

As a Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice, you’ll thrive on turning data into actionable insight to improve population health and narrow health inequalities.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

About you

As a prospective Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice, you will have:

an enquiring mind
a willingness to learn
a passion to use your skills for the public good
the desire to tell a clearly understood story with data and intelligence

About the role

As Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice, you’ll have the opportunity to gain a Health & Care Intelligence Specialist Level 7 Apprenticeship and gain on the job experience with a team of specialists in public health intelligence, data engineering, data visualisation, reporting and data science. You will have the opportunity to develop working relationships with Business Intelligence teams through West Yorkshire and with Local Authorities regionally hosting equivalent apprenticeships.

The role is integral to our delivery of population intelligence as part of the Public Health Intelligence Team in the Leeds Office of Data Analytics. Giving you the opportunity to contribute to the Health and Wellbeing Ambition for Leeds to be a healthy and caring city for everyone (Leeds Ambitions | Leeds Ambitions).

What we offer you

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply

Please complete the online application form, including how you meet the eligibility criteria for enrolment on Health & Care Intelligence Specialist Apprenticeship Level 7 - JGA.

Read our guidancefor further advice on completing your application.

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Adam Taylor, Public Health Intelligence Manager (adam.taylor@leeds.gov.uk).

Interviews will be face to face at Merrion House, on the following provisional dates

Wednesday November 5th

Thursday November 6th

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. Candidates must be able to join Leeds City Council and begin a L7 apprenticeship with JGA not later than December 19th 2025.

Job Description

Job purpose Support Public Health intelligence team to deliver intelligence on population health and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

Deliver intelligence to public health teams delivering health improvement, health protection, and health promotion to improve overall population health and reduce health inequalities.
Support the wider health and care system with the delivery of analysis as part of the healthcare public health advice offer.
Use a range of analytical competencies to translate complex statistical information into actionable intelligence and insight.
Contribute to the linking, analysis and interpretation of complex health, care and population data using appropriate specialist health analytical, epidemiological and biostatistical techniques; and draw meaningful conclusions to understand the factors that influence population health, inequalities and to inform the planning and delivery of health and care strategies, programmes, and services.
Contribute to discussions on the design requirements of the most appropriate information systems for holding, linking and analysis of sensitive health and care data and for population health surveillance.
Interpret and present health and care intelligence outputs to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences, including senior decision makers in the NHS and local government.
Investigate the patterns and variations in wider determinants, diseases, and conditions influencing health and care outcomes.
Design and implement population health surveys, disease surveillance tools and instruments, and service evaluation tools.
Search for and critically appraise relevant evidence and scientific research on health and care intelligence, health determinants and interventions to improve population health and/or the delivery of care. Formulate specific recommendations based on the interpretation of both data and the appraised evidence.
With support from a mentor, lead Public Health intelligence projects, reviewing and adjusting to meet organisational needs.
With support take a lead role in building strong working relationships with a broad range of health and care system partners, colleagues, and the wider team.
Comply with health and care information governance standards and legislation and procedures with respect to the handling of sensitive data and information. This may also require seeking ethics or research governance approval when relevant.
Contribute expertise to the preparation of documents such as analytical reports, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment strengths and needs assessments, Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, health equity audits, policy documents, evaluation reports, audits, and performance reports, for a wide range of audiences.
Support the Public Health Intelligence manager to embed an evidence and intelligence-led culture within the local health and care system.
Carry out projects to develop the analytics and the health and care intelligence skills and knowledge of others (including non-technical staff) in the health and care system through the demonstration and promotion of best practice, teaching and training.
Provide evidence to make the economic case for investment in prevention and reducing health inequalities.
As the postholder progresses through the apprenticeship they will begin to allocate work to and supervise team members offering advice and providing support where required
Keep up to date with developments in field and is willing to learn new skills, including attendance at relevant training course(s)
The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.

Qualifications Eligibility for this role requires candidates to meet eligibility criteria for the associated L7 apprenticeship. These requirements are listed below (for further details of the course please see Health & Care (& Population Health) Intelligence Specialist Apprenticeship Level 7 - JGA ).

C/4 and above in Maths and English (Level 2) or equivalent

In addition, you must have one of the following to be accepted onto the apprenticeship programme:

Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) undergraduate degree.
Social Sciences (e.g., Psychology, Geography, Economics, Accounting) undergraduate degree with Research Methods and/or Statistics modules and an undergraduate dissertation that included a research data analysis component.
Level 4 or higher qualification in STEM or a related field that includes substantial mathematical content (e.g., Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Computing, Engineering, or Science).
Professional registration with FEDIP through the Association of Healthcare Analysts (AphA) at Practitioner or Senior Practitioner level.
Equivalent analytical work experience e.g., NHS Band 6 or Band 7 data/senior analyst or similar role

Essential requirements Candidates will only be shortlisted if they can demonstrate that they meet all the following essential requirements.

Understanding of Caldicott, Data Protection, confidentiality and data sharing and storing procedures in the public sectorKnowledge of relevant legislation, guidance, policies with ability to interpret and apply them consistently.Understand responsibilities in terms of Health and Safety, security, confidentiality and data protection
Able to work effectively as part of a team and to demonstrate organisational and time management skills prioritising own and team’s work to meet conflicting deadlines
Able to develop constructive working relationships and work in partnership with others
Able to accurately enter and retrieve data and information from digital and manual systems preparing and presenting reports and data to senior managers and a wide range of audiences
Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people including internal and external partners and customers through a variety of different methods
Able to use initiative to develop solutions to day to day issues and problems
Able to use and experience of the use of information technology e.g. word, spreadsheet, database etc. and familiarity with other analytical software for example R-Studio, SPSS, SQL, Python or other
Able to allocate and check work of other staff as appropriate
Able to use a range of data sets to provide a wide range of analysis, data visualisations and management of information within a large organisation and across partner organisations.
Proven ability to translate and present complex information in a clear and engaging way to non-technical audiences, effectively highlighting key issues to support risk identification, prioritisation, and informed decision-making on actions or policies.

Essential Behavioural & other Characteristics

An interest in public health.
Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct
Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
Carry out all duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Willingness to actively participate in appraisal, training and development activities to ensure up, to date knowledge and skills.
Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity of Leeds City Council.
Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person
The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.

Desirable requirements Candidates are not required to meet all the following desirable requirements however these may be used to distinguish between candidates.

Survey design and analysis
Knowledge of qualitative research methods

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