Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Officer

Location: Hampshire
Contract: Temp 
Rate: £272.90 per day PAYE | £350.00 per day Umbrella
Hours: 37 Hours per Week 

I'm currently working on behalf of a well-established Hampshire local authority to recruit an EHORB Registered Environmental Health Officer for an initial 6-month contract within their Port Health Service.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Environmental Health professional to join a busy team and play a key role in supporting the service through a period of increased demand, helping to manage a backlog of Port Health work while maintaining frontline public health protections.

The Role
Based at the Port Health Service in Southampton, you will be authorised to undertake inspections of imported food products arriving through the Port of Southampton from non-EU countries, ensuring compliance with relevant food safety legislation.

Alongside import controls, you'll also be responsible for a range of wider public health duties including:

• Inspections of imported foodstuffs arriving at the Port of Southampton
• Ship sanitation and public health inspections
• Infectious disease investigations
• Enforcement and compliance activities
• Supporting the wider Port Health team with operational priorities

Requirements To be considered, you must possess:

• EHORB registration (or equivalent fully recognised Environmental Health qualification)
• Authorisation and experience within Environmental Health
• Knowledge of food safety and public health legislation
• Previous experience within Local Authority Environmental Health services
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work independently and make sound enforcement decisions

Port Health experience would be highly advantageous, although experienced Environmental Health Officers with a strong food safety background are also encouraged to apply.

Working Pattern This position operates on a shift basis and candidates must be able to commit to:

• Afternoon and evening shifts (1:00pm – 9:00pm)
• Saturday working approximately every 5 weeks
• 37 hours per week

If you're an experienced Environmental Health Officer looking for your next Local Authority contract and would like to hear more about this opportunity, I'd be pleased to discuss the role in further detail.

Please contact Josh on 01772 208967 or joshua.hull@servicecare.org.uk