Health Protection Officer

CRA GROUP RECRUITMENT AND PAYROLL LTD; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a qualified Health Protection Officer for a temporary contract. This role involves conducting food hygiene inspections and ensuring compliance in local food businesses. Ideal candidates will have recent experience in food safety enforcement and regulatory environments.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in food safety and health protection.
• Experience in local government or regulatory environment.
• Capability to conduct inspections and audits.

Responsibilities

• Conduct statutory food hygiene inspections in line with regulations.
• Identify health and safety hazards and maintain inspection records.
• Manage own caseload and work independently in the field.

Skills

Food Law Code of Practice

Food safety enforcement

Health & safety interventions

Analytical skills

Decision-making

Workload management

Education

Post-qualification specialism in food safety

Job description

Contract | CRA GROUP RECRUITMENT AND PAYROLL LTD | United Kingdom

Posted On 03/07/2025

Job Information

Work Experience 1-3 years

Interim & Executive Management

City Northampton

Province Northamptonshire

Postal Code NN1

Job Description

2-3 months contract with a Local Authority

Job Summary:

• A qualified and experienced Health Protection Officer is required to conduct statutory food hygiene inspections and hazard spotting in relation to health and safety across local food businesses.

• This is a field-based, part-time temporary position suited to individuals with recent experience in official controls and a specialist in food safety enforcement.

• The role supports local public health protection through effective inspection, compliance monitoring, and risk mitigation in accordance with current legislation and guidance.

Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):

• Undertake statutory food hygiene inspections of Category A to D premises in line with current legislation, codes of practice, and service protocols.

• Identify and report health and safety hazards in accordance with national/local intervention plans.

• Exercise professional judgement in applying legal and technical knowledge to secure compliance through informal and formal action where required.

• Prepare clear and accurate inspection records, reports, and case notes, maintaining robust and retrievable documentation for audit or enforcement.

• Work independently in the field, managing own caseload to meet performance targets and inspection schedules.

• Conduct inspections flexibly, including outside normal working hours when required.

Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrable understanding of the Food Law Code of Practice Competency Framework and capability to carry out official controls (inspections, audits, sampling, surveillance, monitoring).

• Proven recent experience (within the last 3 years) of delivering a range of food safety official controls as defined in the Food Law Code of Practice.

• Experience in delivering health and safety interventions as detailed in LAC 67/2.

• Post-qualification specialism in food safety and/or health & safety enforcement.

• Experience working within local government or a regulatory environment.

• Strong analytical, decision-making, and workload management skills.