Job description
Role: Level 6 Public Health Apprentice
Salary: Grade C- D £25,583 – 27,254 per year
Location: Council House
Hours: 37
Closing Date: 23/11/25
Contract Type: Fixed term contract ending 31/01/2029
This is an exciting time to work for Derby City Council, we’re committed to improving the city and the life experiences of our citizens. In partnership, we are working together to improve outcomes, with the city, for the city.
Please note the successful candidate must be able to start employment in early January 2026 due to course start dates.
If you’re interested in playing a part in improving the health and wellbeing of local communities whilst gaining qualifications to support the development of your public health career, then this is the role for you.
Derby City Council are offering an exciting new apprenticeship combining study alongside day-to-day working within the Public Health team as a Public Health Practitioner Apprentice (Level 6). The apprenticeship will lead to a degree qualification (Public Health BSc) as well as providing an opportunity for the candidate to pursue a career in Public Health.
During the apprenticeship, the candidate will work in Climate and Active Environments service and Public Health team. In their time here they will gain working experience of a range of Public Health functions, such as prevention of ill health, health surveillance and health protection whilst working directly within-
• Parks and Open Spaces
• Physical Activity and Health
• Climate and Energy
The candidate will support the planning, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, communication and engagement approaches to public health services, projects and programmes. Good communication, understanding data and the ability to engage with communities will be important skills to help achieve this. Across the three years in the Public Health team, the candidate will be supported to meet the learning objectives required for the apprenticeship.
In addition, the successful candidate is responsible for undertaking and completing a BSc Public Health at Coventry University. At least one working day each week will be spent studying / attending university courses.
The successful candidate does not have to have existing experience of working in public health, or in local authorities. However, they should be able to demonstrate how their existing knowledge and experience can be applied to the role.
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