Apprentice Public Health Practitioner
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Company: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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Location: Barking, IG11 7LU
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £27,008.00 per year
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Sector: Health and science
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Ref: NAS-2000059401
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Application Deadline Date: 29/10/2026
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Start Date: 01/01/2027
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Some evening and weekend working may be required.
Brief Description
Gain a BSc in Public Health while working in London Borough Barking & Dagenham’s Public Health Team. Support health improvement projects, research, data analysis and partnership work to reduce health inequalities. Open to Barking and Dagenham residents with Level 3 qualifications and a passion for improving community wellbeing.
Training to be Provided
Training will be delivered through a combination of workplace learning and study with Coventry University. The apprentice will spend some of their working hours in protected off-the-job training, including lectures, seminars, independent study and assessments. Learning will take place both remotely and at Coventry University’s London campus, alongside practical experience gained within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Public Health Team.
Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.
Future Prospects
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, apprentices will achieve a BSc in Public Health and be eligible to apply for UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) Practitioner registration. This provides a strong foundation for progression into Public Health Practitioner and other public health, health improvement, commissioning, intelligence and programme delivery roles within local government, the NHS and wider public sector organisations.
Vacancy Detail
- Completion of the end-point assessment requirements for the Public Health Practitioner (Integrated Degree) apprenticeship standard at level 6 Public health practitioner - integrated degree / Skills England.
- Application of learning from the academic element of the apprenticeship to day-to-day work within the Public Health Team.
- To support colleagues in interpreting and implementing national public health policy at a local level and support the development and evaluation of long-term multi-agency plans and strategies.
- To build effective relationships with stakeholders and partner organisations in the statutory and voluntary sectors to collaboratively work on specific topic areas and improve health outcomes whilst influencing their contributions to the public health agenda.
- To contribute to team efforts to provide specialist advice, training, or support to enable the wider workforce to promote positive health and wellbeing.
- To assist with the collection, analysis, and interpretation of relevant public health information.
- To provide support to key programmes of Public Health activity as required; this will include supporting health promotion marketing campaigns, researching best practice, writing reports, collating data on service data and key performance indicators, organising events and meetings, raising purchase orders, keeping accurate records, taking action notes, assisting in freedom of information requests, drafting letters to partners and providers and other tasks as required.
- To work co-operatively, as part of a team liaising with both internal and external colleagues to provide efficient and effective specialist support.
- To contribute to the scoping, review, development and implementation of harm reduction and health improvement interventions/projects, working with partner agencies to target local communities, and vulnerable groups and populations.
- To support the Public Health Team to demonstrate value for money, ensuring that systems are developed which both meet the needs of the service and stakeholders and are in line with Council systems and procedures.
- To manage resources as appropriate.
- To provide flexible cross-cover for other members of the Public Health Team.
Other Information
Please review the Job Description and Person Specificaion on the vacancy page for full details about the requirements.