Environmental Health Officer
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 28 Mar 2019
- Closes
- 25 Apr 2019
- Sectors
- Health, Nursing & Social Care
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Summary
Carry out, as directed, a range of services in accordance with legislation, codes of practice, corporate policies, local procedures and good professional practice. This will include but is not limited to: inspections, projects, surveys, alternative enforcement activities, publicity, attending meetings, processing applications, visits, investigating complaints and service requests, sampling, dealing with safety notifications and asbestos removals, accident investigations, monitoring, gathering evidence, revisits, making test purchases, carrying out PACE interviews, taking statements and determining appropriate action.
Essential Experience
Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health recognised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health or equivalent Health and Safety and Food Safety qualification in accordance with the FSA Statutory Code of Practice.
Registration with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Board.
Recent suitable and practical experience within health and safety and food safety enforcement.
Recent experience of carrying out planned health and safety and food inspections.
Ability to inspect high risk premises for Health and Safety, Food Hygiene and Food Standards.
Recent experience of examining health and safety risk assessments, method statements and examining food safety management systems based on HACCP principles.
Recent experience of advising directors, managers, employees and complainants in particular on health and safety and food issues and interpreting legislation.
Recent experience of investigating complaints and dealing enquiries, in particular health and safety and food complaints and enquiries.
Recent experience of investigating accidents and dangerous occurrences.
Recent experience of using relevant legislation and powers e.g. serving notices, instigating prosecutions, attending Court and/or Tribunals.
Desirable
Experience of making presentations.
Experience of carrying out inspections of 'wet' cooling towers and water systems in relation to the prevention of legionellosis.
Experience of dealing with Legionella notifications and investigations.
Experience of dealing with asbestos removal notifications and complaints.
Experience of undertaking internal and external training sessions on health and safety and/or food safety
Carry out, as directed, a range of services in accordance with legislation, codes of practice, corporate policies, local procedures and good professional practice. This will include but is not limited to: inspections, projects, surveys, alternative enforcement activities, publicity, attending meetings, processing applications, visits, investigating complaints and service requests, sampling, dealing with safety notifications and asbestos removals, accident investigations, monitoring, gathering evidence, revisits, making test purchases, carrying out PACE interviews, taking statements and determining appropriate action.
Essential Experience
Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health recognised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health or equivalent Health and Safety and Food Safety qualification in accordance with the FSA Statutory Code of Practice.
Registration with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Board.
Recent suitable and practical experience within health and safety and food safety enforcement.
Recent experience of carrying out planned health and safety and food inspections.
Ability to inspect high risk premises for Health and Safety, Food Hygiene and Food Standards.
Recent experience of examining health and safety risk assessments, method statements and examining food safety management systems based on HACCP principles.
Recent experience of advising directors, managers, employees and complainants in particular on health and safety and food issues and interpreting legislation.
Recent experience of investigating complaints and dealing enquiries, in particular health and safety and food complaints and enquiries.
Recent experience of investigating accidents and dangerous occurrences.
Recent experience of using relevant legislation and powers e.g. serving notices, instigating prosecutions, attending Court and/or Tribunals.
Desirable
Experience of making presentations.
Experience of carrying out inspections of 'wet' cooling towers and water systems in relation to the prevention of legionellosis.
Experience of dealing with Legionella notifications and investigations.
Experience of dealing with asbestos removal notifications and complaints.
Experience of undertaking internal and external training sessions on health and safety and/or food safety