Apprentice Public Health Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Chichester, United Kingdom West Sussex County Council Full time

Would you like an opportunity for paid on-the-job training while gaining a recognised fully funded Degree in Public Health?

We have an amazing opportunity for you - we're hiring for an Apprentice Public Health Practitioner role

The Opportunity

Salary: £27,334 to £29,777 per annum.

Contract: Apprenticeship for 3.5 years.

Hours: Full time, 37 per week with 6 hours contributing to your apprenticeship.

Location: County Hall, Chichester. With hybrid working opportunities available.

This is your chance to join a talented team dedicated to improving the health and quality of life in our community.

We’re looking for an Apprentice Public Health Practitioner to support the efficient development, delivery and monitoring of public health programmes and projects.

You will undertake a public health degree as a core part of the job and work towards public health register (UKPHR) portfolio for Public Health Practitioners.

As part of your apprenticeship, you will get the chance to work alongside experienced professionals, learning the ropes and gaining invaluable hands-on experience in a variety of settings. You will work with a wide range of stakeholders to maximise health improvement and reduce inequalities in health.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop public health knowledge, experience and skills through a structured practitioner training programme.

Information Webinar

If you would like to know more about this fantastic opportunity, Karen Dennison is holding an information webinar on Wednesday 12 June 2024 3.00pm to 4.00pm, to register for the MS Teams webinar please email

What we need from you

Organisation and prioritisation skills. Communication and listening skills. Ability to undertake research, collate findings and summarise evidence. Ability to present information clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding. Ability to work as part of a team as well as demonstrating use of own initiative. A-levels (or equivalent) with grades (or expected grades) of B’s & C’s to achieve a minimum 112 UCAS points. GCSE in Maths and English Language grade 4 (C) or above. Relevant and recent voluntary / personal / work experience related to health, health promotion or social care settings. Enthusiasm to undertake placements and/or projects to gain a broad understanding across the three domains of public health. Computer literate.

What's in it for you?

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

an excellent  local government pension scheme generous holiday entitlement of 25 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave) a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave volunteering opportunities training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our  Staff discounts page  if you are a business looking to offer a discount) health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans

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