Fixed term contract until 31 January 2028 | 37 hours per week | £29,269 to £31,364 per annum (Scale G) | County Hall, Norwich (hybrid working)

Are you passionate about making a real difference to the health of people in Norfolk? If so, this is an excellent opportunity to start or develop your career in Public Health while earning as you learn.

Joining us as our Public Health Apprentice gives you the opportunity to support delivery of our service to the communities of Norfolk.

We are dedicated to helping residents to live in healthy places, promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing ill-health. We are focussed on reducing inequalities and in particular supporting underrepresented groups to live healthier lives for longer.

If you’re interested and ambitious about improving the public’s health and reducing inequalities, this may be the apprenticeship for you - even if you haven’t worked in Public Health before. We’re also an Apprenticeships Top 100 Award Winner 2024, offering paid employment whilst studying for a degree while we do all we can to help you achieve that and further your Public Health career.

Click here to read more out about the experience of our current apprentices.

This apprenticeship enables you to obtain your Practitioner Integrated Degree (Level 6) (subject to entry criteria) through our approved educational provider and no upper age limit applies. At the end, you will have completed your apprenticeship, obtained a degree and you will be registered as a Public Health Practitioner on the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR). This will give you a strong foundation to apply for Public Health Officer jobs, delivering projects aligned to either primary prevention, policy or the commissioning of Public Health funded services.

This is a hybrid UK based role, so you must be able to travel within Norfolk and to the educational provider as and when required.

We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
- ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Closing date: 13 October 2024 at 23:59

Interviews: 21 and 22 October 2024

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

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