Public Health Analyst Apprenticeship (Level 7 HCIS Apprenticeship): Sponsorship Available

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is a 2 year apprenticeship for early-career analysts working in healthcare starting in October 2026.

For 4 days per week at East London NHS Foundation Trust you’ll be playing a key role in identifying and reducing health inequalities for the population we serve. You will do this by developing public health intelligence tools, including systems for data collection and quality assurance. Using this data, you will design and develop reports, dashboards and databases to utilise this information, with the aim of driving evidence-based decision making. Your work will help to improve population outcomes and reduce health inequalities in Mental Health and Community Health settings.

The apprenticeship is suitable for junior level staff with no more than 3 years experience (as an analyst) 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 to a Masters Degree level in a numerate/analytical discipline. Learners will need to have studied a statistical module at university or have a willingness to learn and ability to apply statistics in a project.

1 day per week of your working week will be set aside for participation in the apprenticeship and off-the-job learning. The Level 7 Health and Care Intelligence Specialist (HCIS) is a Master’s degree-level apprenticeship for analysts. https://www.jga-group.com/health-care-intelligence-specialist-apprenticeship-level-7/

Main duties of the job

Please consult the job description for full details of the main duties for the 4 days per week with ELFT.

Here is a brief summary of what is included within the apprenticeship (a day per week):

Introduction to Health and Social Care and Onboarding Training (c. 4 weeks)

Professional Development of self andothers wishing to work in Health and Social Care Intelligence(c. 9 weeks)

Leadership & Project Management (c.17 weeks)

Research Methods, Study Design, Analysis andReporting Results (c. 31 weeks)

Mock End-point assessment and Gateway Preparation (c. 7 weeks).

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • Degree in a relevant discipline or relevant experience to an equivalent

Desirable

  • Masters degree in a relevant discipline

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of handling, analysing and manipulating large, complex datasets
  • Experience in highly specialist application software and programming languages

Desirable

  • Experience of working with NHS datasets, and knowledge of the NHS data dictionary definitions

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, an ability to communicate complex issues in a simplified way
  • The ability to act on own initiative and meet tight deadlines
  • Excellent programming skills in SQL or equivalen

Desirable

  • Understanding of the workings of a Mental and Community Health provider organisation
  • Knowledge of Quality Improvement

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 23 August 2026

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