Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice

About this role

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Leeds City Council

Date posted

09/10/2026

Job title: Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice Level 7

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: 22 months fixed term

Please note: Applications may close early**if we recieve a high volume of applications.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Public Health Intelligence Team in Leeds City Council and work with partner analytical teams in the Leeds Office of Data Analytics, LCC, Leeds Healthcare Providers and the wider West Yorkshire Integrated Care System.

As a Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice, you’ll thrive on turning data into actionable insight to improve population health and narrow health inequalities.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

About you

As a prospective Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice, you will have:

• an enquiring mind
• a willingness to learn
• a passion to use your skills for the public good
• the desire to tell a clearly understood story with data and intelligence

As Public Health Intelligence Analyst Apprentice, you’ll have the opportunity to gain a Health & Care Intelligence Specialist Level 7 Apprenticeship and gain on the job experience with a team of specialists in public health intelligence, data engineering, data visualisation, reporting and data science. You will have the opportunity to develop working relationships with Business Intelligence teams through West Yorkshire and with Local Authorities regionally hosting equivalent apprenticeships.

The role is integral to our delivery of population intelligence as part of the Public Health Intelligence Team in the Leeds Office of Data Analytics. Giving you the opportunity to contribute to the Health and Wellbeing Ambition for Leeds to be a healthy and caring city for everyone (Leeds Ambitions | Leeds Ambitions).

What we offer you

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply

Please complete the online application form by clicking ‘Apply Now’ at the bottom of the page.

In your application include how you meet the eligibility criteria for enrolment, which can be found on Health & Care Intelligence Specialist Apprenticeship Level 7 - JGA.

Read our guidance for further advice on completing your application.

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Adam Taylor, Public Health Intelligence Manager ([email protected]).

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the**Skilled Worker visa**route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Description

Job purpose

This role will support the Public Health intelligence team to deliver intelligence on population health and wellbeing. They will do this through the delivery of intelligence to public health teams delivering health improvement, health protection, and health promotion to improve overall population health and reduce health inequalities. The post holder will support the wider health and care system with the delivery of analysis as part of the healthcare public health advice offer.

The post holder will use a range of analytical competencies to translate complex statistical information into actionable intelligence and insight.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the linking, analysis and interpretation of complex health, care and population data using appropriate specialist health analytical, epidemiological and biostatistical techniques; and draw meaningful conclusions to understand the factors that influence population health, inequalities and to inform the planning and delivery of health and care strategies, programmes, and services.
• Contribute to discussions on the design requirements of the most appropriate information systems for holding, linking and analysis of sensitive health and care data and for population health surveillance.
• Interpret and present health and care intelligence outputs to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences, including senior decision makers in the NHS and local government.
• Investigate the patterns and variations in wider determinants, diseases, and conditions influencing health and care outcomes.
• Design and implement population health surveys, disease surveillance tools and instruments, and service evaluation tools.
• Search for and critically appraise relevant evidence and scientific research on health and care intelligence, health determinants and interventions to improve population health and/or the delivery of care. Formulate specific recommendations based on the interpretation of both data and the appraised evidence.
• With support from a mentor, lead Public Health intelligence projects, reviewing and adjusting to meet organisational needs.
• With support take a lead role in building strong working relationships with a broad range of health and care system partners, colleagues, and the wider team.
• Comply with health and care information governance standards and legislation and procedures with respect to the handling of sensitive data and information. This may also require seeking ethics or research governance approval when relevant.
• Contribute expertise to the preparation of documents such as analytical reports, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment strengths and needs assessments, Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, health equity audits, policy documents, evaluation reports, audits, and performance reports, for a wide range of audiences.
• Support the Public Health Intelligence manager to embed an evidence and intelligence-led culture within the local health and care system.
• Carry out projects to develop the analytics and the health and care intelligence skills and knowledge of others (including non-technical staff) in the health and care system through the demonstration and promotion of best practice, teaching and training.
• Provide evidence to make the economic case for investment in prevention and reducing health inequalities.
• As the postholder progresses through the apprenticeship they will begin to allocate work to and supervise junior team members offering advice and providing support where required
• The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.

Qualifications

Eligibility for this role requires candidates to meet eligibility criteria for the associated L7 apprenticeship.