Public Health Apprentice Level 6
Derby City Council
Derbyshire (DE1 2FS)
Closes in 11 days (Monday 9 November 2026)
Posted on 29 October 2026
Contents
Summary
If you’re interested in playing a part in improving the health and wellbeing of local communities whilst gaining qualifications to support the development of your public health career, then this is the role for you.
- Wage
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£26,427 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Upon successful completion may lead to a permanent role, subject to available role at the time.
- Training course
- Public health practitioner - integrated degree (level 6)
- Hours
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Standard full-time, 37 hours per week.
Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 18 January 2027
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
During the apprenticeship, you will work in the Public Health team and the Neighbourhoods team. You will gain working experience of a range of Public Health functions, such as prevention of ill health, health protection and health improvement, whilst also working with:
- Neighbourhood Managers and Neighbourhood Officers
- Local Area Coordinators
- Public Health Knowledge and Intelligence team supporting neighbourhood profiles.
You will support the planning, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, communication and engagement approaches to public health services, projects and programmes. Good communication, understanding data and the ability to engage with communities will be important skills to help achieve this. Across the three years in the Public Health team, the candidate will be supported to meet the learning objectives required for the apprenticeship.
Where you'll work
The Council House
Corporation Street
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 2FS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CU APPRENTICESHIPS (BETTER FUTURES) LIMITED
Training course
Public health practitioner - integrated degree (level 6)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- analyse a range of data sets to draw informed conclusions about local public health needs and use of services, contributing to strategic needs assessments and operational service planning
- provide and present public health information, analysis, interpretation and insight to support decision making, business planning, policy and strategy development, performance monitoring, and quality assurance
- manage data and information in compliance with policy and protocol and assess and manage risks associated with using and sharing data and information, data security and intellectual property
- work with communities to facilitate their engagement and participation in needs assessments, service design and delivery, including action to improve access to, and navigation of, local services
- recognise where health inequalities prevail; determine how they will influence the planning of public health interventions and services; and to apply the evidence appropriately to make the most impact in alleviating these inequalities
- apply behavioural insights and information about community needs to support healthy choices that individuals might wish to make, and provide individuals, groups and communities with the capabilities to make changes to their behaviours (eg: increasing levels of physical activity), in the context of a wider set of interventions and actions
- participate effectively in the assessment and management of outbreaks, incidents, and single cases of contamination and communicable disease, locally and across boundaries
- apply protocol and standard operating procedures related to the management of infectious disease, and in response to civil emergencies and unscheduled events, within the scope of the role
- help to identify, analyse and manage the local impact of longer-term hazards and risks to health that may play out at a global, national or local level
- communicate the risks and benefits of immunisation and screening programmes to a range of audiences eg: health professionals, parents, people from a range of cultures
- use appropriate methods to access and appraise evidence gained through systematic methods and through engagement with the wider research community
- critique published and unpublished research, synthesise the evidence and draw appropriate conclusions
- report and advise on the implications of the evidence base for the most effective practice; to define problems and shape solutions; and to help in the delivery of value for money
- present an evidence based narrative that is suitably adjusted to inform different types of audiences with different levels of health literacy
- use and adapt appropriate research techniques and principles to evaluate local services and interventions to contribute to the local evidence-base for effectiveness
- monitor, evaluate and disseminate (report) the impact of health and care projects, services and interventions, including quality impact
- engage stakeholders (including service users) in service design and development, to deliver accessible and equitable person-centred services
- implement standards, protocols and procedures, incorporating national ‘best practice’ guidance into local delivery systems
- appraise and implement government-led policies and strategies locally (eg: ensuring the equitable and effective implementation of winter fuel schemes to prevent deaths from cold; the implementation of the NHS Health Check programme)
- assess the impact and benefits of health and other policies and strategies on the public’s health and health inequalities (eg: using health impact assessment approaches or tools)
- develop or implement actions plans, with, and for, specific groups and communities, to deliver outcomes identified in strategies and policies
- evaluate one’s own interpersonal skills, and adapt to different situations through a developed proficiency in negotiation, influencing, diplomacy, mediation, facilitation
- use appropriate methods to establish and sustain effective working relationships with local partners in order to bring about positive outcomes in the health and wellbeing of the local population
- work collaboratively with colleagues across a broad range of partnership organisations to identify local needs, agree priorities, and deliver on action plans for joint health improvement programmes or services across the area
- interact with other specialists and colleagues to improve health and reduce health inequalities through the development, monitoring and review of public health programmes, including the commissioning and delivery of these programmes
- ensure, where relevant, that tendering and procurement processes are managed appropriately and within policy and legislative requirements when commissioning, planning or providing a range of services to bring about improvements in the public’s health (including the drawing up and negotiation of service specifications and performance indicators)
- facilitate positive contractual relationships understanding how disagreements and changes can be managed within legislative and operational frameworks
- Operate appropriately within the decision making, administrative and reporting processes that support political and democratic systems
- present a compelling case for action to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities, using appropriate methods to capture and interpret the evidence
- use appropriate community engagement techniques to support individuals and communities to have more control over decisions that affect them while promoting health equity, equality and justice
- respond constructively to political and other tensions while encouraging a focus on the interests of the public’s health
- to engender trust by acting reliably with integrity, consistency and purpose
- work effectively within a team that is collectively responsible for leading and managing areas of public health business including the management or supervision of staff, resources or finances
- use appropriate leadership skills to engage others, build relationships, manage conflict, encourage contribution and sustain commitment to deliver shared objectives
- adapt to change, manage uncertainty, solve problems, and align clear goals with lines of accountability in complex and unpredictable environments
- communicate complex information and concepts, including health outcomes, inequalities and life expectancy, to a range of different audiences using different methods (e.g.: exploiting the evolving opportunities of digital capability and dependency, and the associated need for some audiences to be assisted with digital communications)
- work with communities to facilitate their engagement and participation in action to improve access to, and navigation of, local services and interventions, and to improve health literacy where it is a barrier to access
- apply a range of tools and technologies to improve health literacy where it is creating a barrier to accessing services and information
- manage public perception of health risks or solutions, and convey key messages using a range of media processes
- consult, and listen to individuals, groups and communities likely to be affected by planned intervention or change
- engage stakeholders and work collaboratively with colleagues across a broad range of partnership organisations to identify local needs, agree priorities and develop action plans for joint public health programmes across boundaries
- support the development, monitoring and review of public health programmes; identifying risks to delivery and the appropriate risk and issue reporting mechanisms; and re-assessing delivery schedules and methods to respond constructively to change
- develop projects and plans with key stakeholders and partner agencies to address local public health needs and bring about improvements in identified areas. Lead or contribute to delivery of these projects as appropriate within the scope of your role
- identify the resources needed to develop and deliver new public health activity, or to sustain public health services and interventions, and how these resources might be sourced
- help to determine shared priorities and action plans for public health programmes working with colleagues both from within the same organisation and across a range of other agencies
- build capacity and capability across the field of operation to increase impact and effectiveness of public health programmes and interventions, engaging with professional colleagues, and other groups of workers or volunteers who make up the wider public health workforce
- use appropriate tools and methods to appraise ethical tensions and to make decisions that promote ethical practice
- think and write reflectively about one’s own practice, lessons learned, and things that can be done differently for better outcomes eg: to keep a reflective log as part of one’s continuing professional development
- demonstrate professional characteristics throughout the course of one’s work eg: engendering trust; assuring confidentiality where appropriate; understanding one’s own limitations in terms of capability, accountability and expertise; the addressing of risks and issues in a timely and appropriate manner
- demonstrate awareness of personal impact on others, both fellow professionals, external partners and members of the public
- analyse a range of data sets to draw informed conclusions about local public health needs and use of services, contributing to strategic needs assessments and operational service planning
- provide and present public health information, analysis, interpretation and insight to support decision making, business planning, policy and strategy development, performance monitoring, and quality assurance
- manage data and information in compliance with policy and protocol and assess and manage risks associated with using and sharing data and information, data security and intellectual property
- work with communities to facilitate their engagement and participation in needs assessments, service design and delivery, including action to improve access to, and navigation of, local services
- recognise where health inequalities prevail; determine how they will influence the planning of public health interventions and services; and to apply the evidence appropriately to make the most impact in alleviating these inequalities
- apply behavioural insights and information about community needs to support healthy choices that individuals might wish to make, and provide individuals, groups and communities with the capabilities to make changes to their behaviours (eg: increasing levels of physical activity), in the context of a wider set of interventions and actions
- participate effectively in the assessment and management of outbreaks, incidents, and single cases of contamination and communicable disease, locally and across boundaries
- apply protocol and standard operating procedures related to the management of infectious disease, and in response to civil emergencies and unscheduled events, within the scope of the role
- help to identify, analyse and manage the local impact of longer-term hazards and risks to health that may play out at a global, national or local level
- communicate the risks and benefits of immunisation and screening programmes to a range of audiences eg: health professionals, parents, people from a range of cultures
- use appropriate methods to access and appraise evidence gained through systematic methods and through engagement with the wider research community
- critique published and unpublished research, synthesise the evidence and draw appropriate conclusions
- report and advise on the implications of the evidence base for the most effective practice; to define problems and shape solutions; and to help in the delivery of value for money
- present an evidence based narrative that is suitably adjusted to inform different types of audiences with different levels of health literacy
- use and adapt appropriate research techniques and principles to evaluate local services and interventions to contribute to the local evidence-base for effectiveness
- monitor, evaluate and disseminate (report) the impact of health and care projects, services and interventions, including quality impact
- engage stakeholders (including service users) in service design and development, to deliver accessible and equitable person-centred services
- implement standards, protocols and procedures, incorporating national ‘best practice’ guidance into local delivery systems
- appraise and implement government-led policies and strategies locally (eg: ensuring the equitable and effective implementation of winter fuel schemes to prevent deaths from cold; the implementation of the NHS Health Check programme)
- assess the impact and benefits of health and other policies and strategies on the public’s health and health inequalities (eg: using health impact assessment approaches or tools)
- develop or implement actions plans, with, and for, specific groups and communities, to deliver outcomes identified in strategies and policies
- evaluate one’s own interpersonal skills, and adapt to different situations through a developed proficiency in negotiation, influencing, diplomacy, mediation, facilitation
- use appropriate methods to establish and sustain effective working relationships with local partners in order to bring about positive outcomes in the health and wellbeing of the local population
- work collaboratively with colleagues across a broad range of partnership organisations to identify local needs, agree priorities, and deliver on action plans for joint health improvement programmes or services across the area
- interact with other specialists and colleagues to improve health and reduce health inequalities through the development, monitoring and review of public health programmes, including the commissioning and delivery of these programmes
- ensure, where relevant, that tendering and procurement processes are managed appropriately and within policy and legislative requirements when commissioning, planning or providing a range of services to bring about improvements in the public’s health (including the drawing up and negotiation of service specifications and performance indicators)
- facilitate positive contractual relationships understanding how disagreements and changes can be managed within legislative and operational frameworks
- Operate appropriately within the decision making, administrative and reporting processes that support political and democratic systems
- present a compelling case for action to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities, using appropriate methods to capture and interpret the evidence
- use appropriate community engagement techniques to support individuals and communities to have more control over decisions that affect them while promoting health equity, equality and justice
- respond constructively to political and other tensions while encouraging a focus on the interests of the public’s health
- to engender trust by acting reliably with integrity, consistency and purpose
- work effectively within a team that is collectively responsible for leading and managing areas of public health business including the management or supervision of staff, resources or finances
- use appropriate leadership skills to engage others, build relationships, manage conflict, encourage contribution and sustain commitment to deliver shared objectives
- adapt to change, manage uncertainty, solve problems, and align clear goals with lines of accountability in complex and unpredictable environments
- communicate complex information and concepts, including health outcomes, inequalities and life expectancy, to a range of different audiences using different methods (e.g.: exploiting the evolving opportunities of digital capability and dependency, and the associated need for some audiences to be assisted with digital communications)
- work with communities to facilitate their engagement and participation in action to improve access to, and navigation of, local services and interventions, and to improve health literacy where it is a barrier to access
- apply a range of tools and technologies to improve health literacy where it is creating a barrier to accessing services and information
- manage public perception of health risks or solutions, and convey key messages using a range of media processes
- consult, and listen to individuals, groups and communities likely to be affected by planned intervention or change
- engage stakeholders and work collaboratively with colleagues across a broad range of partnership organisations to identify local needs, agree priorities and develop action plans for joint public health programmes across boundaries
- support the development, monitoring and review of public health programmes; identifying risks to delivery and the appropriate risk and issue reporting mechanisms; and re-assessing delivery schedules and methods to respond constructively to change
- develop projects and plans with key stakeholders and partner agencies to address local public health needs and bring about improvements in identified areas. Lead or contribute to delivery of these projects as appropriate within the scope of your role
- identify the resources needed to develop and deliver new public health activity, or to sustain public health services and interventions, and how these resources might be sourced
- help to determine shared priorities and action plans for public health programmes working with colleagues both from within the same organisation and across a range of other agencies
- build capacity and capability across the field of operation to increase impact and effectiveness of public health programmes and interventions, engaging with professional colleagues, and other groups of workers or volunteers who make up the wider public health workforce
- use appropriate tools and methods to appraise ethical tensions and to make decisions that promote ethical practice
- think and write reflectively about one’s own practice, lessons learned, and things that can be done differently for better outcomes eg: to keep a reflective log as part of one’s continuing professional development
- demonstrate professional characteristics throughout the course of one’s work eg: engendering trust; assuring confidentiality where appropriate; understanding one’s own limitations in terms of capability, accountability and expertise; the addressing of risks and issues in a timely and appropriate manner
- demonstrate awareness of personal impact on others, both fellow professionals, external partners and members of the public
Training schedule
Training will be a blended with a combination of weekly workplace learning, online or on campus attendance with/at Coventry University.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Mathematics (grade C/4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Initiative
- passionate
- Community Support
- Independent working
- Self motivation
About this employer
We encourage applications from residents of Derby City and those who have lived experience or understanding of the needs of underserved communities. Please note that application numbers will be capped and if this is reached the applications will close.
If you have questions about the role we are offering 5 minute online conversations, if you would like to do this please email Marie.Cowie@derby.gov.uk for a booking link.
Who We Are
At Derby City Council, we're proud to deliver over 250 essential services that support our residents, communities and businesses. Guided by our vision to create an Inclusive, Green, Growing and Vibrant City, we put people at the heart of everything we do.
Our values shape how we work every day. We believe in Great People, One Team, we're Bold in embracing change, Strong in delivering for our communities, and We Care about making a positive difference.
Join us and you'll be part of an ambitious, collaborative organisation where you can develop your career while helping to shape Derby's future.
Company benefits
Derby City Council delivers 250+ services that support residents, communities and businesses, guided by a vision for an Inclusive, Green, Growing and Vibrant City.
Our values shape everything we do: Great People, One Team, Bold, Strong and We Care. Join a supportive and inclusive organisation offering excellent benefits, flexible working, career development, wellbeing support and the opportunity to make a lasting difference to Derby and its communities.
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).
Upon successful completion may lead to a permanent role, subject to available role at the time.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CU APPRENTICESHIPS (BETTER FUTURES) LIMITED
Venita Sahota
Venita.sahota@derby.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000061590.
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Closes in 11 days (Monday 9 November 2026)
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