Public Health Analyst Apprenticeship (Level 7 HCIS Apprenticeship)
Job summary
This is a 2 year apprenticeship for early-career analysts working in healthcare starting in October 2026.
For 4 days per week at East London NHS Foundation Trust you'll be playing a key role in identifying and reducing health inequalities for the population we serve. You will do this by developing public health intelligence tools, including systems for data collection and quality assurance. Using this data, you will design and develop reports, dashboards and databases to utilise this information, with the aim of driving evidence-based decision making. Your work will help to improve population outcomes and reduce health inequalities in Mental Health and Community Health settings.
The apprenticeship is suitable for junior level staff with no more than 3 years experience (as an analyst) who want to grow their career from a junior analyst position to a more senior role. It is not suitable for those who hold a public health degree or are educated to a Masters Degree level in a numerate/analytical discipline. Learners will need to have studied a statistical module at university or have a willingness to learn and ability to apply statistics in a project.
1 day per week of your working week will be set aside for participation in the apprenticeship and off-the-job learning. The Level 7 Health and Care Intelligence Specialist (HCIS) is a Master's degree-level apprenticeship for analysts. https://www.jga-group.com/health-care-intelligence-specialist-apprenticeship-level-7/
Main duties of the job
Please consult the job description for full details of the main duties for the 4 days per week with ELFT.
Here is a brief summary of what is included within the apprenticeship (a day per week):
Introduction to Health and Social Care and Onboarding Training (c. 4 weeks)
Professional Development of self andothers wishing to work in Health and Social Care Intelligence(c. 9 weeks)
Leadership & Project Management (c.17 weeks)
Research Methods, Study Design, Analysis andReporting Results (c. 31 weeks)
Mock End-point assessment and Gateway Preparation (c. 7 weeks).
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please for further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
- Degree in a relevant discipline or relevant experience to an equivalent
- Masters degree in a relevant discipline
Experience
- Experience of handling, analysing and manipulating large, complex datasets
- Experience in highly specialist application software and programming languages
- Experience of working with NHS datasets, and knowledge of the NHS data dictionary definitions
Knowledge and Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, an ability to communicate complex issues in a simplified way
- The ability to act on own initiative and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent programming skills in SQL or equivalen
- Understanding of the workings of a Mental and Community Health provider organisation
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
East London NHS Foundation Trust, The Green
1 Roger Dowley Court , Russia Lane
London
E2 9NJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/