Environmental Health Officer

Job Title: Environmental Health Officer Location: West Cumbria (covering the former Allerdale and Copeland areas) Salary: Approximately £40,000 per annum Service Area: Cumberland Environmental Health Cumberland Environmental Health ensures that people's living and working environments are safe, healthy, and hygienic, and that consumers are protected. The service provides a wide range of regulatory activities, including air quality, animal licensing, environmental protection and nuisance control, health and safety, food safety, infectious disease control, private sector housing, private water sampling, port health, and public health licensing. The service focuses on prevention, consultation, investigation, education, and where required, enforcement. Key Responsibilities: Act as a lead officer in providing technical advice on environmental health, specialising in one or more areas of environmental protection, food safety, health and safety, and private sector housing. Inspect local businesses and investigate complaints to ensure compliance with environmental health legislation. Provide legal advice and investigate criminal offences and non-compliance with a view to reporting for formal action. Offer advice, interpretation, and guidance on environmental health issues to staff and elected members. Conduct risk-based programmed and reactive inspections, sampling, and testing. Provide business support and technical advice to businesses in Cumberland to encourage consumer protection and economic growth. Prepare, plan, and deliver enforcement and education programs and operations. Maintain technical competence and continuing professional development. Contribute to monitoring expenditure and income. Support and advise technical officers. Essential Criteria: BSc in Environmental Health. Registration as an Environmental Health Officer or Registered Environmental Health Practitioner, or relevant registered professional body. DBS check At least 3 years' experience in environmental health and continuing professional development. Proven experience and competence to undertake and lead complex investigations. Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a variety of audiences. Ability to plan and prioritise complex and demanding workloads. Experience of data software management. Additional qualifications relevant to the main functions of the post would be an advantage. Job Working Circumstances: Emotional Demands: The post holder may deal with challenging situations and distressed individuals. Physical Demands: The role may involve lifting and carrying equipment and working in awkward and confined spaces. Working Conditions: The role may require working evenings and weekends, in adverse weather conditions, and exposure to noise, mildly hazardous substances, dust, and chemicals. The postholder will also handle adverse behaviour, including aggression. Other Factors: A valid driving licence and provision of a car for work are essential (essential user allowance paid). Ability to work outside of normal office hours as needed. Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone. Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing