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About the Role

We are seeking fully qualified and authorised food safety professionals to join our dynamic food safety team. You will take responsibility for delivering the full range of food safety, and infectious disease functions. In addition, you will provide resilience for the wider ambitions of the Public Protection service to respond flexibly to deliver a broad range of environmental health and public health functions as required.

Responsibilities

Enforce food safety (including hygiene and standards), and health and safety legislation in food businesses.
Investigate complaints and food borne illnesses.
Support food businesses to improve.
Investigate, negotiate, and mediate between parties to deliver positive outcomes.
Use the full range of legal enforcement powers where necessary.
Develop and deliver special projects, policy, and research on areas of expertise and/or functional activity within the service.
Undertake a substantial amount of autonomy, report writing, resolution, preventative and advisory work.
Work flexibly to meet evolving services demands.
Assist in the development of a culture where knowledge, experience and responsibility for making decisions on complex issues is shared.

Requirements

Holds a BSc/MSc (or its antecedents; or equivalency certificate) in Environmental Health; and registered by the Environmental Health Registration Board or the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health to practice as an Environmental Health Officer/Practitioner; and meets the baseline competency requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice for an Authorised Officer; and with recent experience of carrying out relevant food safety and health and safety interventions.
Holds a Higher Certificate in Food Control awarded by the Environmental Health Registration Board or the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health; or another “suitable qualification” as defined in the Food Law Code of Practice for an Authorised Officer; and meets the competency requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice for an Authorised Officer; and with recent experience of carrying out relevant food safety interventions; and ideally holds a suitable qualification in Health and Safety enforcement such as a Diploma/Higher Certificate in Health and Safety Enforcement.
Other related qualifications including IOSH/NEBOSH Diploma may be considered.
Ideally has recent experience of carrying out relevant health and safety interventions.
Excellent knowledge/understanding of the legislative framework relevant to the team, and experience in its application.
Ability to deal with a wide range of casework including difficult and complex cases, resolving and delivering innovative interventions.
Track record of working collaboratively with internal and external partners.
Demonstrate good outcome-focussed customer care and communicational skills to identify innovative and creative approaches to complaints and Camden objectives.
Ability to take an organised approach to your own workload whilst dealing with conflicting priorities.
Ensuring a customer service focused approach.
Graduate EHOs/candidates who are in the process of completing their food safety qualifications will be considered and offered a graduate/training position until fully authorised.

Skills

Food Safety
Infectious Disease Functions
Environmental Health
Public Health Functions
Health and Safety Legislation Enforcement
Complaint Investigation
Food Borne Illness Investigation
Business Support and Improvement
Legal Enforcement Powers
Policy Development
Research
Report Writing
Problem Resolution
Preventative Work
Advisory Work
Collaborative Working
Customer Care
Communication
Organisational Skills
Prioritisation

Location

5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG

Work Type

Permanent
36 hours per week
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion

Experience Level

Level 4, Zone 1

Education Level

BSc/MSc (or its antecedents; or equivalency certificate) in Environmental Health
Registered by the Environmental Health Registration Board or the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Meets the baseline competency requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice for an Authorised Officer
Higher Certificate in Food Control awarded by the Environmental Health Registration Board or the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Suitable qualification as defined in the Food Law Code of Practice for an Authorised Officer
Meets the competency requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice for an Authorised Officer
Suitable qualification in Health and Safety enforcement such as a Diploma/Higher Certificate in Health and Safety Enforcement
IOSH/NEBOSH Diploma
Graduate EHOs/candidates in the process of completing food safety qualifications

Salary/Compensations

£46,006 - £52,329 (pay award pending)
Retention Package / Market Supplement for fully qualified officers including 7% salary enhancement
Monthly travel card allowance
£2000 new employee welcome payment

Benefits

Joining a flexible working employer
Full details of benefits available via provided link

About the Company

In Camden we’re building somewhere everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit it can be.
Home to a fast-growing economy and making radical social change a reality.
The food industry is thriving in Camden, and the Food Safety team plays a critical role in ensuring that food produced and sold in Camden is safe and healthy to eat.
Working in partnership with the business community, driving regulatory compliance, protecting consumers, and stimulating successful business growth.
Growing the team and recruiting to a number of additional EHO/Food Safety Officer roles.
One of London’s largest and busiest food safety teams.
Enabled and empowered team-focused service.
Commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding.

Equal Opportunity

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.