Environmental Health Practitioner

Haringey Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank

Hybrid working opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Local government pension scheme

Discount schemes across leisure and文化

Job summary

Haringey Council is seeking an Environmental Health Practitioner to protect public health and support safer communities. You will inspect, investigate and enforce across food safety, health and safety, public health and licensing, working with a dedicated Commercial Environmental Health and Trading Standards team.

The role emphasises influencing positive behaviour change in businesses, delivering high-quality service, and maintaining professional competency with HCFC/HCFP or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Environmental Health Practitioner with HCFC or HCFP (or equivalent) recognised within Food Law Code of Practice.
• Strong communication and advisory skills, with ability to influence behaviour and provide guidance to businesses.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, investigate and audit food safety, health and safety, public health and licensing to ensure compliance.
• Use enforcement action when required and apply risk assessments to protect public health.
• Provide clear advice, guidance, and support to businesses and the wider community.
• Coordinate with the Commercial Environmental Health and Trading Standards team to meet service targets.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Numeracy

Literacy

Organisational skills

Education

HCFC/HCFP qualification

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Environmental Health Practitioner to play a key role in protecting public health and supporting safer, healthier communities. You will help secure compliance with statutory requirements through inspection, investigation, auditing, monitoring and, where necessary, enforcement across areas such as food safety and standards, health and safety, public health, and licensing. Your work will directly contribute to achieving Council and service objectives, improving the local environment, and supporting community wellbeing and economic prosperity., The Commercial Environmental Health and Trading Standards team is a small but dynamic team with a number of high-profile targets to meet. As a team we work together to ensure that our personal and team objectives are met and that our local businesses are given the advice, guidance and where necessary the enforcement they need to be a compliant business.

A significant part of the role involves influencing positive behaviour change within businesses and the wider community. You'll use your communication skills, professional judgement and problem solving approach to provide advice, guidance and, when required, take enforcement action. We're looking for someone who brings a positive attitude, is open to new ways of working, takes pride in delivering excellent customer service and demonstrates perseverance in achieving meaningful outcomes. Strong organisational skills and a commitment to high quality service delivery will be essential to your success., You will be a fully qualified Environmental Health Practitioner, holding a Higher Certificate in Food Control (HCFC) or Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection (HCFP), or an equivalent qualification recognised within the Food Law Code of Practice, and you will be able to demonstrate ongoing maintenance of professional competency in line with relevant bodies.

You will bring strong technical knowledge, including a solid understanding of environmental health legislation, enforcement tools and their practical application within a local authority. You will have in depth working knowledge of risk assessments, quality systems and at least one specialised area of environmental health, supported by sound scientific and technical understanding.

As this is a frontline role, you will be confident communicating complex legislation clearly to a wide range of audiences, with excellent numeracy, literacy and organisational skills. You will also be able to lead, coordinate and work collaboratively, ensuring high professional standards and effective service delivery.

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work - the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We'll be celebrating all this and more as the "rebel borough" when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey's people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.

Our benefits package includes

• leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays
• potential hybrid working opportunities
• health and wellbeing support
• a generous local government pension scheme
• a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts