Health and Care Intelligence Specialist Level 7 Apprenticeship

NHS; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Bracknell is seeking a Health and Care Intelligence Specialist Apprentice. This role involves data analysis to improve public health outcomes. Candidates should have a relevant degree or equivalent experience and a commitment to professional development. The apprenticeship lasts 36 months and includes formal training alongside on-the-job development.

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Sciences or related field with quantitative components.
• Professional registration with FEDIP or equivalent analytical work experience.
• Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Analyze health and care data to improve public health outcomes.
• Work with large datasets and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Support decision-making through evidence-based insights.

Skills

Numerical and analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject

Maths and English GCSE at Grade C/4 or above

Qualification in Statistics or Epidemiology

Qualification in informatics field

Job description

Health and Care Intelligence Specialist Level 7 Apprenticeship

This is an exciting opportunity for an early career data analyst to join the Public Health Intelligence Team as a Health Care Intelligence Specialist Apprentice, where you will develop your skills and knowledge alongside completing the Health and Care Intelligence Specialist Level 7 apprenticeship.

The role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis for 36 months, working full time over 5 days, within which you will be allocated 20% as protected time for your apprenticeship.

You will work on a range of data and intelligence projects that support population health management. This may include bringing together data from health, social care and wider determinants of health. There may also be opportunity to work across projects with health intelligence teams across the East Berkshire footprint.

Main duties of the job

Understanding, defining and delivering analysis for many subject areas. Helping organisations to understand their data and collaborating with teams from across Bracknell Forest and Berkshire to improve health delivery and resident outcomes.

Focussing on analysing health and care data to improve public health outcomes, support policy making, and enhance the efficiency of healthcare services.

Working with large datasets, collaborating with other local government departments and NHS services, and ensuring compliance with public health regulations.

The Level 7 Health & Care Intelligence Specialist Apprenticeship

This 36-month apprenticeship includes a taught element (1 day/ week) alongside on the job training and development.

Further details of the taught elements can be found here:Health & Care Intelligence Specialist Apprenticeship Level 7 - JGA - Developing Futures (jga-group.com)

An overview of the apprenticeship can be found here:Health and care intelligence specialist / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

About us

Working in Public Health at Bracknell Forest Council means being part of a friendly and dynamic team that values flexibility in working styles. We have a clear vision that Bracknell Forest is one of the healthiest places FOR ALL to live, work, study and play.

The team benefits from collaborative leadership and fosters good relationships across the organisation and wider system to really affect change. We are a small but energetic team that thrives on mutual support and effective teamwork.

As part of a national cohort of five apprentices, your learning will be delivered remotely, and you will bring that learning into the workplace, providing innovative solutions for analytical tasks. You will be supported with work-based tasks to help you achieve the knowledge, skills and behaviours being assessed.

Job responsibilities

To focus onanalysing health and care data to improve public health outcomes, supportpolicy making, and enhance the efficiency of healthcare services.

To work withlarge datasets, collaborating with other local government departments and NHSservices, and ensuring compliance with public health regulations.

To support strategic decision-making by contributing toevidence-based insights and supporting the application of data as intelligencethat can inform policy and practice.

Person Specification

Experience

• As the role is funded by the NHS, to be eligible to apply for this post you are required to have achieved one of the following:
• 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 (e.g. Band 6 or Band 7 data/senior analyst or similar role
• You will have excellent numerical and analytical skills, with attention to detail so you can work with partners to understand problems which data is needed to solve, and provide insight through written reports and presentations

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject with a core numerical component and/or equivalent level of experience and training from working within the NHS or public health in a similar role.
• (See job advert for details of degree level requirements)
• Maths and English GCSE at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
• Qualification in Statistics or Epidemiology
• Qualification in informatics field.
• Knowledge of Population Health Intelligence approaches
• Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development

Employment commencement

• You must be available to commence employment and the apprenticeship programme on or before 19th December 2025.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working