Apprentice Public Health Analyst

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

West Midlands (B91 3QB)

Closes in 23 days (Sunday 6 September 2026)

Posted on 14 August 2026

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Summary

Designed to provide Health and Care Intelligence analysts with a blend of practical & theoretical knowledge to produce insights & deliver advanced analytics which impact strategic & operational levels. Apprentices will learn to design studies in population health, public health & epidemiology & lead on projects.

• Wage:

  £38,220 a year

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

• Training course: Health and care intelligence specialist (level 7)
• Hours: Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Sunday 1 November 2026

• Duration:

  3 years

• Positions available:

  1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Lead on the linking, analysis and interpretation of complex health, care and population data*, using the most appropriate specialist health analytical, epidemiological and biostatistical techniques; and draw meaningful conclusions to understand the factors that influence population health, inequalities and the planning and delivery of health and care services. Specialist health analytical techniques may include the use of modelling and forecasting. *Examples of complex data include Hospital Episode Statistics, Read coded primary care data and global burden of disease data.
• To facilitate the use of the best available evidence base to support the assessment of health needs, health inequalities, health impact assessment, health equity audit and the identification of priorities for public health action.
• Advise on the investigation of patterns and variations in determinants, diseases, conditions influencing health and care outcomes and service evaluations. This will require the use of appropriate study designs and methodologies and appropriate liaison with specialist agencies.
• Support the ongoing maintenance and development of local public health surveillance systems ensuring that local trends are monitored effectively.
• Lead the delivery of multiple complex health and care intelligence projects, reviewing and adjusting priorities to meet changing organisational needs.

Where you'll work

Council House
Manor Square
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 3QB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

JGA LIMITED

Training course

Health and care intelligence specialist (level 7)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Collect data by utilising a variety of tools (e.g. databases, software systems, APIs, digital devices).
• Extract, import, clean, and manipulate a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Undertake advanced statistical and epidemiological analysis.
• Interpret and present advanced statistical and epidemiological analyses being mindful of the risks associated with presenting and publishing health information.
• Undertake linkage of health and care data accurately and in accordance with the relevant information governance requirements.
• Design and specify data flows, collection, storage and collation mechanisms for both qualitative and quantitative data.
• Develop data visualisations appropriate for a range of audiences and contexts using a variety of analytical tools including statistical programming software and industry standard packages (e.g. R, Tableau, PowerBI).
• Professionally interpret and present health and care intelligence analyses and recommendations in a well structured report.
• Formulate analysis questions and hypotheses which are answerable given the data available.
• Investigate patterns and variations in determinants, diseases, and other factors affecting health and care outcomes.
• Design and undertake surveys, audits or research (e.g. to investigate patterns of disease or support service development).
• Review, and critically appraise evidence and research including survey design and analysis. Summarise and disseminate relevant literature.
• Work with users of information to clarify their information needs, focusing on understanding the problem to solve or decision to inform, and tailor reports and presentations accordingly.
• Provide advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders at all organisational levels, on data collection, analysis and interpretation.
• Develop and deliver management/Board level presentations which influence senior decision makers, both non-technical and technical.
• Communicate sensitively, accurately and appropriately to audiences from technical and non-technical backgrounds.
• Comply with, implement and advise on local and national data protection and confidentiality legislation, policies, procedures and any other relevant legal frameworks.
• Demonstrate effective leadership and change management skills to influence the use of analysis within an organisation, managing analytical teams and adhering to the principles of continuous improvement.
• Evaluate the significance of human factors in the effective development and implementation of organisational strategies for collection, analysis and use of data.
• Develop and communicate a vision of how data, intelligence and evidence can be used to influence and improve decision making in an organisation.
• Develop effective partnership working arrangements with a range of colleagues across departments and organisations, in particular the public sector and voluntary sectors and academia.
• Manage the resources of an analytical team, including staff and budget management.
• Support the professional development of others in the health and care system.
• Design and deliver effective training and evaluate its impact.
• Apply a range of coaching interventions and techniques relevant to the health and care system, selecting the most appropriate method to meet the needs of an individual or group.
• Determine when mentoring is appropriate for others in the health and care system and either act in a mentoring capacity or identify the appropriate individual(s) to act as mentors.
• Develop, maintain and enhance activity and financial and outcomes models, sense checking and refining the model based on various scenarios and advising on the best option for planning future activity and income or expenditure.
• Apply a range of project management techniques to lead and / or manage complex health and care intelligence projects.
• Protect and safeguard vulnerable people and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Apply economic principles and tools to calculate value for money by determining costs, benefits and return on investment of interventions and services.
• Collect data by utilising a variety of tools (e.g. databases, software systems, APIs, digital devices).
• Extract, import, clean, and manipulate a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Undertake advanced statistical and epidemiological analysis.
• Interpret and present advanced statistical and epidemiological analyses being mindful of the risks associated with presenting and publishing health information.
• Undertake linkage of health and care data accurately and in accordance with the relevant information governance requirements.
• Design and specify data flows, collection, storage and collation mechanisms for both qualitative and quantitative data.
• Develop data visualisations appropriate for a range of audiences and contexts using a variety of analytical tools including statistical programming software and industry standard packages (e.g. R, Tableau, PowerBI).
• Professionally interpret and present health and care intelligence analyses and recommendations in a well structured report.
• Formulate analysis questions and hypotheses which are answerable given the data available.
• Investigate patterns and variations in determinants, diseases, and other factors affecting health and care outcomes.
• Design and undertake surveys, audits or research (e.g. to investigate patterns of disease or support service development).
• Review, and critically appraise evidence and research including survey design and analysis. Summarise and disseminate relevant literature.
• Work with users of information to clarify their information needs, focusing on understanding the problem to solve or decision to inform, and tailor reports and presentations accordingly.
• Provide advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders at all organisational levels, on data collection, analysis and interpretation.
• Develop and deliver management/Board level presentations which influence senior decision makers, both non-technical and technical.
• Communicate sensitively, accurately and appropriately to audiences from technical and non-technical backgrounds.
• Comply with, implement and advise on local and national data protection and confidentiality legislation, policies, procedures and any other relevant legal frameworks.
• Demonstrate effective leadership and change management skills to influence the use of analysis within an organisation, managing analytical teams and adhering to the principles of continuous improvement.
• Evaluate the significance of human factors in the effective development and implementation of organisational strategies for collection, analysis and use of data.
• Develop and communicate a vision of how data, intelligence and evidence can be used to influence and improve decision making in an organisation.
• Develop effective partnership working arrangements with a range of colleagues across departments and organisations, in particular the public sector and voluntary sectors and academia.
• Manage the resources of an analytical team, including staff and budget management.
• Support the professional development of others in the health and care system.
• Design and deliver effective training and evaluate its impact.
• Apply a range of coaching interventions and techniques relevant to the health and care system, selecting the most appropriate method to meet the needs of an individual or group.
• Determine when mentoring is appropriate for others in the health and care system and either act in a mentoring capacity or identify the appropriate individual(s) to act as mentors.
• Develop, maintain and enhance activity and financial and outcomes models, sense checking and refining the model based on various scenarios and advising on the best option for planning future activity and income or expenditure.
• Apply a range of project management techniques to lead and / or manage complex health and care intelligence projects.
• Protect and safeguard vulnerable people and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Apply economic principles and tools to calculate value for money by determining costs, benefits and return on investment of interventions and services.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Degree in:

Involving statistical and analytical techniques (grade BA)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working

About this employer

Here at Solihull Council we want to ensure that all our citizens have an equal chance to share in Solihull’s success. We do this by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our employees are the key factor in achieving our vision. As such, we are always on the lookout for talented individuals, who want to make a real positive difference to people’s lives and can help us to continue building on our success.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

No guarantee of a permanent role but the apprentice will be able to apply for internal jobs on completion of apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JGA LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046273.

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Closes in 23 days (Sunday 6 September 2026)

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