Public Health Apprentice

Public Health Apprentice - fixed term contract for up to 3 years due to length of apprenticeship

Salary: Band: 5, £26,473 - £28,239 p.a. (with progression up to Band 7)

Level 6 integrated degree apprenticeship with the University of West England.

37 hours per week including release for study.

Office attendance is required, this remains flexible, subject to business needs.

As part of the application process please answer the following questions on the personal statement section of the application form.

You may copy and paste the questions onto the application form to answer.

Question 1: Why are you applying for an Apprenticeship within Public Health?

Question 2: Why do you care about Public Health in Portsmouth.

Your New Role

For this role you don’t need public health experience. We’re looking for someone who’s keen to learn, cares about Portsmouth, and wants a job where they can help people. This is a paid, supported route into public health for people who want to make a real difference for Portsmouth.

The Public Health Apprentice role is offered over 3 years and with support, will enable you to work towards a university degree and professional registration as a Public Health Practitioner. It will give you a thorough understanding of public health and how local government works.

You will given the opportunity to build your skills and grow your confidence, working with different teams across public health and organisations (for example the council, schools, the NHS and community groups). You may also be involved in project work and helping with projects like healthy weight, stopping smoking, sexual health, mental health or preventing infections whilst being supported by experienced public health staff. By the end of the apprenticeship you will be able to measure and report on local health and wellbeing using data and feedback, find and use good evidence including basic research to support decisions, work with policies and plans, understand the decision-making process in local government and help plan and manage projects and programmes. Sometimes you may need to be flexible with your time to meet deadlines.

What you will get in return:

• A 3-year paid development programme with mentoring and support
• A university degree in public health from the University of West England (funded)
• Support to register as a Public Health Practitioner
• Experience with different teams across the council and partner organisations

Who is the person summary:

With good numerical and literacy skills (maths and English level 2 functional skills) and A or T levels or equivalent, you will have good written and verbal communication skills, be able to use your initiative and be able to juggle different tasks whilst working with a variety of people. As well as being IT literate we are looking for someone who is flexible, adaptable, keen to learn and willing to undertake the apprenticeship qualification as well as any other job specific training.

For further details on this exciting opportunity, read the job profile attached. In addition, attached are further details on what you will learn to do during the 3 years.

Additional Information:

Please also answer the 2 questions in the job advert - these can be added to your application form.

We are holding a virtual information webinar about the post at 12:30pm on Thursday the 18th of June, Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/324646332776095?p=4ufxi5b1LCPH3kdy7T

If you have any questions please contactRobert.anderson-weaver@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

Interview process will take place week commencing 20th July

Our recruitment process

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If applying as a secondment you will need permission from your current line manager releasing you for this secondment. Please state you have this on your personal statement on the application.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

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