Public Health Analyst with Level 7 Apprenticeship Health and Care Intelligence Specialist

Role Responsibility

We are seeking an early-career data analyst to join our Public Health Intelligence Team as a Health and Care Intelligence Specialist Apprentice. We will support you to grow your expertise through practical experience and structured learning.
You will be employed as a Public Health Analyst, receiving a salary while undertaking fully funded apprenticeship training. This funded learning opportunity is open to applicants of all ages, not solely those under 21.
About the role
This is a 36 month fixed-term full-time position at 37 hours per week. At the end of the 36 month period, we hope to offer a permanent position but that cannot be guaranteed at this time.
The Kent Public Health Observatory is a specialist analytical function in Kent County Council. We provide health intelligence to support evidence‑based decision‑making. Our core purpose is to improve understanding of need, inequalities and outcomes across the population. Public Health Analysts collaborate with specialists within Kent County Council and the wider Kent and Medway Integrated Care System across a broad range of work programmes. One of the most important is contributing to the statutory Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) by producing health needs assessments, health equity assessments and surveillance of health trends.
Kent County Council is committed to a hybrid working model with flexible hours. We also recognise the importance of maintaining connections via regular team office days. Please note the successful candidate is expected to work from our Maidstone office at least one day per week.
About the Apprenticeship
The Level 7 Health and Care Intelligence Specialist apprenticeship is equivalent to master’s degree level. The training provider is Jane Goodwin Associates (see links below for further information). Each week, 20% of work time is protected to complete the apprenticeship programme over 22 months. A further 14 months full-time paid employment follows to embed the learning.
The taught element of the course is due to start in October 2026. This is remote learning via webinars and video calls which can be completed at home.
The programme is suitable for junior level staff with no more than 3 years of experience 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 higher than a master’s degree level. Learners will need to have studied a statistical module at university or have a willingness to learn and ability to apply stats in a project.
Required mathematics qualifications or experience (at least one of the following):
Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) undergraduate degree
Social Sciences (e.g. Psychology, Geography, Economics, Accounting) undergraduate degree with Research Methods and/or Statistics and quantitative degree modules, and an undergraduate dissertation with a research or data analysis component
Level 4 or higher qualification in STEM or a related field that includes substantial mathematical content (e.g., Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Computing, Engineering, or Science)
Professional registration with FEDIP through the Association of Healthcare Analysts (AphA) at Practitioner or Senior Practitioner level
Equivalent analytical work experience
Hyperlinks for further information:
JGA Health and Care Intelligence Specialist apprenticeship:
Health & Care (& Population Health) Intelligence Specialist Apprenticeship Level 7 - JGA
Skills England apprenticeship standard:
Health and care intelligence specialist / Skills England
Advice to applicants
Before applying, please consider carefully whether your skills and experience are a good fit for this position and you have the capacity for the added demands of study. There may be some occasions on which you have to work on the apprenticeship assignments in your own time in the evening or at weekends. You must also be able to attend our weekly team office days in Maidstone.
In your application, take the opportunity to tell us about specific examples of things you have done which demonstrate how your skills and experience match the job description. This is one of the ways we shortlist candidates for interview.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 15th July 2026 with interviews likely to occur during the week commencing Monday 10th August.

Contact Details

If you have any questions, please contact Mark Chambers (mark.chambers@kent.gov.uk), Head of Health Intelligence.

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

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