Public Health Apprentice

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services, better processes and a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

The Public Health team deliver across the four areas:

1. Health Intelligence - using data and evidence to inform all we do
2. Health Protection - preventing and managing outbreaks of disease
3. Health Improvement - helping people to improve and maintain their health
4. Healthcare Public Health Services - using evidence to support service development and delivery.

Your next role

This entry-level position, will provide general support across the public health teams to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. This post is an apprenticeship position so the post holder will undergo formal training whilst learning on the job essential public health skills and knowledge.

As part of the role, you will also gain a professional qualification with the University of the West of England, called the Public Health Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship. This practice-focused course offers you a grounding in public health across different settings, including wider determinants of health, such as education, transport and housing. You’ll develop your critical thinking, analytical and appraisal skills, which you’ll apply to real-world public health scenarios. This could be in the form of role plays and simulations relevant to health protection, disease outbreaks and pandemics. On completion, you’ll have the eligibility to apply for accreditation as a Public Health Practitioner. So you will be able to progress to management or specialist roles in a range of public health areas including local authorities and the NHS.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

This apprenticeship would suit an individual with no experience working in public health and with no existing qualification in public health.

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role, please contact Sascha Webb, Public Health Specialist, email SWebb6@swindon.gov.uk

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk