Environmental Health Officer / Public Protection Food Safety Practitioner

Hammersmith & Fulham Council; London; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established local council is seeking an Environmental Health Officer to ensure food safety standards are upheld. This role involves conducting inspections, investigating complaints, and taking necessary enforcement actions. The successful candidate will have a strong background in environmental health and be committed to community welfare. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to public health in a supportive and progressive environment, with access to professional development and a flexible working culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in food hygiene inspections and compliance.
• Knowledge of the Food Standards Agency Competency Framework.

Responsibilities

• Conduct food hygiene inspections and respond to service requests.
• Investigate food complaints and enforce food safety regulations.

Skills

Food Hygiene Inspections

Food Standards Compliance

Investigation Skills

Enforcement Action

Education

BSc Environmental Health

EHRB Registration

Job description

Environmental Health Officer / Public Protection Food Safety PractitionerLBHF621033

Salary range:£49,638 - £52,674 per annum
Work location:145 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9XY
Hours per week:36.00

Contract type:Temporary up to 6 months
Closing date:26 May 2025
Interview date:29 May 2025
Contact details for Informal discussion:Jacqueline Olulana, Food Safety Team Manager via email [e-mail]

About the role

Building for the Future
Hammersmith & Fulham prides itself on being a great place to work as well as one of London’s most compassionate and caring councils. We have an exciting opportunity for experienced officers who are keen to make a difference. Our team’s highly varied workload focuses on delivering efficient, effective, and fast outcomes.
Self-development is central for the team with access to a wide range of e-learning tools. For the right candidate, we can offer opportunities through our linked career progression scheme as well as support for those wishing to develop into management positions.

Role Responsibilities:
•Ability to carry out high risk food hygiene / food standards inspections including (A and B) category
•Carry out FHRS rescore revisits
•Respond to service requests
•Investigate food complaints
•Investigate infectious disease notifications.
•Ability to take enforcement action, accurately draft Improvement/Emergency Hygiene Prohibition notices
•Monitoring / management of follow up admin and revisit actions where informal and formal action has been taken, checking works in progress, ensuring that the necessary works etc. have been properly executed in accordance with good practice.

Essential for the Role:
•Qualifications and experience in line with the Food Standards Agency Competency Framework. For example, Degree in Environmental Health, EHRB Registered or the Higher Certificate in Food Control.
•Able to demonstrate they meet the Core Competency requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice and provide CPD records.
•Have up to date professional, legal, and technical knowledge to support the operation of the Teams’ food safety functions.

Please refer to theRole Profilefor more information.

Role Specific Qualifications:

• BSc Environmental Health or similar and EHRB Registered

Our People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people whocan build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone withcompassion, dignity andfairness. We value theviews and opinion of others, and promote benefits andopportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough anddoing things well. We focus on standards and continuousimprovement; learning fromour mistakes and celebratingsuccess.

We are collaborators
We work together for a bettersociety. We work with ourresidents, businesses, schools,third sector and others forbetter outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the verybest. We seek to continuallyimprove and put our residents,customers and businesses atthe heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working ClickHEREto find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please clickHERE.

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us [e-mail] by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.