Environmental Health Officer - Food Safety

V85103318

£45 - £60 Per Hour

Temporary

Hammersmith

Public Sector

Posted 6 hours ago

Expires In 27 Days

Job Description

Role Purpose

To protect the health, safety and welfare of residents, businesses, visitors and employees in the borough; through the enforcement of food hygiene, food standards, infectious diseases and health and safety standards in commercial premises and work activities. To protect the health of consumers through the enforcement of food hygiene and food standards in high, low risk and approved premises, including allergens in commercial premises.

Responsibilities

Providing high quality, sound, timely and accurate professional/technical advice, guidance and information about any work matter, to customers, colleagues, members of the public, Elected Members (Councillors), Senior Managers, solicitors, architects, surveyors and other professionals in a clear format that is understandable and appropriate.
Delivering, as directed, a range of services in accordance with legislation, codes of practice, corporate policies, local systems, policies and guidance and good professional practice. This will include but is not limited to: inspections of high risk A and B category premises, approved premises, projects, audits/surveys, alternative enforcement activities, publicity, attending committee and other meetings, processing applications, visits, investigating complaints and service requests, sampling, monitoring, gathering evidence, making test purchases, carrying out PACE interviews, taking statements, preparing reports and briefing notes for committee and managers and determining appropriate action.
Properly handling evidence, records and data to ensure that confidentiality, continuity, evidence integrity, data quality, data protection and requirements for team intel are observed.
Preparing legal cases and evidence for Court, Tribunal or other Statutory Hearing.
Conducting investigations and other enforcement work in accordance with statutory legal process requires and Code of Practice e.g. Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE).
Appearing and giving evidence as a witness at Court, Tribunal or other Statutory Hearing.

Requirements

Working with minimal supervision, from different locations and at different times of the day/week; as agreed, in line with service requirements, contributing to team Business Plans.
Raising any workplace concerns expediently, in line with agreed council policy or processes.
Taking responsibility for managing your workload to help with your personal/team wellbeing, personal resilience and work life balance; by booking leave and recording working hours.
Ensuring that team correspondence/enquiries are processed speedily, in agreed time limits.
Identifying opportunities for additional grant/external funding or other external income streams; thinking both creatively and commercially.
Local Authority Governance and processes – Knowledge and/or experience

Qualifications

BSc Environmental Health or similar, EHRB Registered
Regulatory or vocational qualifications e.g. Lead Assessor
The post holder is expected to maintain their own continuous personal and professional development and keep their technical knowledge up to date to fulfill this statutory role.