This is a 3-year apprenticeship training programme to become a Public Health Practitioner gaining a BSc in Public Health (Hons) and eligibility to apply to and join the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR). You will be supported in university for a proportion of the week and the rest of your time will be spent on a variety of programme areas undertaking different public health tasks and projects. A 36-month development programme plus 3 months to complete the end point assessment. A minimum of 20% off the job training is a pre-requisite for apprenticeship eligibility (e.g. attending lectures, online learning, shadowing, learning support). Apprentices will have exposure to work experiences that will meet the anticipated Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours as detailed within the Public health practitioner - integrated degree / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education This role is part as a member of the Strategy and Transformation team, to co-ordinate in the delivery of public health improvement activities in line with our recently approved population health and wellbeing strategy. As a Population Health Apprentice you will work in partnership to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities. You will also support the planning, delivery and evaluation of public health initiatives. You will work in specified areas of public health and across portfolio areas in line with the learning on the degree programme and population need. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust. At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elaine Andrews Job title: Deputy Director of Strategy Email address: elaine.andrews2uhnm.nhs.uk