H707 - Environmental Health Officer (Food & Occupational Safety)

Are you ready for a change?  Do you want a varied workload in an authority that encompasses both urban and rural settings?  If so, Broxtowe is for you!

Broxtowe is a mixed urban/rural Borough set in the attractive county of Nottinghamshire. It is ideally situated with a wide variety of sporting and shopping facilities locally and is in easy reach of Sherwood Forest and the Peak District National Park. The administrative centre of Beeston is four miles from Nottingham City Centre and borders Nottingham University.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated individual who has a passion to deliver exceptional service for all residents of the Borough.  Working as part of an experienced, tight-knit team you will inspect, enforce and advise on a wide range of environmental health disciplines including food safety, health and safety, public health, communicable disease control and assorted licensing duties – animal activities, massage/special treatments and skin piercing.  You will manage your own varied caseload of both proactive interventions and reactive service requests and will also participate in food and water sampling and health promotion activities.

You will participate in duty officer rotas and must be able to undertake site inspections.  Some out of hours work may also be required.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the job specification.  You must have current practical experience of food safety enforcement, the food hygiene rating scheme, health and safety enforcement and the use of all appropriate interventions to secure compliance.  You must be able to demonstrate competency to deliver the full range of ‘Official Controls’ as detailed in the Food Standards Agency’s Food Law Code of Practice.  Recent experience in the licensing of animal activities and the licensing and registration of skin piercing/skin colouring and other special treatments would be an advantage, although development in these work areas will be facilitated.

Are you a newly qualified officer?  If so, we would also encourage you to apply.

We support training and development of all our officers and will pay for your annual membership of the CIEH.

For further details regarding this post, please telephone Suzanne Hickey on 0115 9173612 or Adam French, Senior EHO on 0115 9173291.

Please quote reference No: H707

Closing date:  Tuesday 3 June 2025

Expected interview date: Thursday 19th June or Friday 20th June

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As a disability confident employer and an organisation that is committed to equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

The Council embraces flexible ways of working to ensure that we can attract the best talent and experience and get the most from our employees. Whilst meeting the needs of our residents is a priority and we can’t guarantee we can accept all flexible working requests, we are happy to discuss your options when you apply for a job with us.

As a Broxtowe Borough Council employee you can enjoy many benefits including a generous pension fund, loyalty awards and family friendly policies to help you balance your work and family life, as well as discounts and offers as part of our employee benefits scheme.

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