Job Description

Starting salary: \xc2\xa340,652 (R&R Package for fully qualified and Registered Environmental Health Practitioners includes 7% salary enhancement, monthly travel card allowance, \xc2\xa32000 new employee payment)

Job Level: Level 4, Zone 1

Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG

Hours per week: 36, Full-time

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: Saturday 12th August 2023 at 23:59 PM

Interviews to be held: TBC

Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion

Anonymised Application \xe2\x80\x93 in keeping with Camden\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

About us

In Camden we are building somewhere everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. We\xe2\x80\x99re home to UK\xe2\x80\x99s fast-growing economy and we\xe2\x80\x99re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. The food industry is thriving in Camden and the Food Safety team plays a key role in its success by working in partnership with the business community to drive regulatory compliance, protect consumers and engender successful business growth for the benefit of all.

The role

We are seeking an experienced fully qualified and authorised officer to join our dynamic food safety team. You will take responsibility for delivering the full range of food safety and infectious disease functions. In addition, you will provide resilience for the wider ambitions of the Public Safety service to respond flexibly to deliver a broad range of environmental health and public health functions as required.

Responsible for the enforcement of food safety and health and safety legislation in (primarily higher risk) food businesses, investigation of complaints and food borne illnesses, and supporting food businesses to improve. You will investigate, negotiate, and mediate between parties to deliver positive outcomes, and where necessary use the full range of legal enforcement powers. You will also develop and deliver special projects, policy, and research on areas of expertise and/or functional activity within the service. The role includes a substantial amount of autonomy, report writing, resolution, preventative and advisory work.

The role is be based in an enabled and empowered team-focused service where all officers are expected to work flexibly to meet evolving services demands. You will work as one team to assist in the development of a culture where knowledge, experience and responsibility for making decisions on complex issues is shared where appropriate.

About You

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• BSc/MSc (or its antecedents) in Environmental Health with a certificate of registration issued by the Environmental Health Registration Board to practice as an Environmental Health Officer/Practitioner and meet the competency requirements to use the health and safety powers granted for authorisations including powers to serve health and safety enforcement notices and take health and safety prosecutions, or
• Baseline qualification for food, Food hygiene and food standards official controls and meet the competency requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice for an Authorised Officer with recent experience of carrying out inspections and up to date training and accreditation for role requirements.

You will have an excellent knowledge/understanding of the legislative framework relevant to the team and experience in its application to casework to deal with difficult and complex cases, effectively resolve and deliver innovative interventions, prepare complex legislative documentation, report and recommend enforcement action as well attending court, prepare detailed and accurate written and verbal responses in relation to casework.

To succeed, you will bring a track record of working collaboratively with internal and external partners, demonstrating good outcome focussed customer care and communicational skills to identify innovative and creative approaches to complaints and Camden objectives. You will have the ability to take an organised approach to your own workload whilst dealing with conflicting priorities and to ensuring a customer service focused approach.

Working for Camden

We\xe2\x80\x99re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we\xe2\x80\x99re supporting communities, and we\xe2\x80\x99ll redefine what a career can be.

If that sounds good to you, we\xe2\x80\x99d love to talk.

At Camden, you\xe2\x80\x99ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.

Additional information

To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or https://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10128317/file/document?inline

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the \xe2\x80\x98Why you?\xe2\x80\x99 section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the \xe2\x80\x9cAbout You\xe2\x80\x9d section.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

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