Regional Safety and Security Officer - Scotland

Job Title

Regional Safety and Security Officer (RSSO), Grade HEO.

Scotland – can be based at any HMCTS site in Scotland, with occasional travel within the country.

• Advise and support Delivery Directors and Senior Operational Managers on Health and Safety, security, and fire safety matters, identifying risks and ensuring compliance.
• Conduct incident and accident investigations, produce lessons learned and mitigate future incidents.
• Carry out Fire Risk Assessments and conduct Health and Safety and Security inspections and audits.
• Provide specialist advice and act as the region’s first point of contact for all security and safety matters with managers, staff, judicial office holders, and justice partners.
• Facilitate training on security and safety matters, including Fire and Incident Control Training.

• Experience or basic knowledge of Health and Safety, Fire Safety or Security policies, strategies, and systems.
• Proven ability to conduct thorough investigations and audits with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to plan ahead, identifying and solving problems proactively.
• Experience in operational delivery, managing safety and security incidents at local or regional levels.
• Interpersonal, consultative, and negotiating skills, with ability to persuade and influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, conveying complex information clearly to diverse audiences.

• Specialist Health and Safety qualification – minimum NEBOSH General Certificate and membership of relevant professional institutes (Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Security Institute, Institution of Fire Engineers, Institute of Fire Safety Managers).
• Knowledge of British Standards on Fire Safety, notably BS 9999, BS 9997 and the Fire Safety Order 2005.
• PAS
  79 Fire Risk Assessor training/accreditation and National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) protective security training.

Security Check (SC) clearance is required.

Minimum of 30 hours over 5 days per week, with flexible working across geographical areas.

• Generous annual leave (25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years’ service).
• Competitive contributory pension scheme.
• Childcare benefits, season ticket and bicycle loans.
• Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
• Free annual eye tests for employees using computer screens.

• UK nationals
• Nations of the Republic of Ireland
• Nations of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nations of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Nations of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the EUSS
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service