Senior Environmental Health Officer

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Full time

Regular

Tuesday, November 24, 2026

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David Sayers

This is a Full Time, Permanent position. (up to £48,226 with the current market supplement)

Recognising the workforce demand these posts are enhanced with a market rate pay supplement in excess of the top of the substantive grade. An annual review will take place which could reduce, increase or remove the enhancement subject to market conditions.

If you would like an informal discussion about the position, call David Sayers, Food, Health & Safety Manager, on .

Make a Difference. Protect Consumers. Support Business. Shape the Future.

Are you an experienced Environmental Health Practitioner looking for your next challenge?

We are seeking a highly motivated and qualified Environmental Health Officer or Practitioner to join our dynamic team as a Senior Environmental Health Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in protecting consumers, supporting legitimate businesses, and helping to develop the next generation of Environmental Health and Food Safety professionals.

As a Senior EHO, you will lead and undertake a wide range of enforcement, advisory, and investigative activities across the full spectrum of food safety functions.

You will be based in the food safety team. Whilst primarily responsible for enforcing standards of food hygiene and safety, you will also be required to deliver high-quality regulatory services in the investigation of incidents of infectious diseases, providing advice to businesses, supporting food export functions, and sampling programmes.

You will prepare case files, gather and present evidence, and represent the authority in court proceedings.

In addition to operational duties, you will play a key role in supporting and developing colleagues, including mentoring apprentices, trainee officers, and less experienced staff, helping them to achieve professional qualifications and develop their enforcement skills.

• MSc or BSc (Hons) Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health
• A valid Certificate of Registration with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Board
• A full UK driving licence and access to transport suitable for business use.

• Significant experience working within a food safety regulatory environment
• Experience investigating and enforcing legislation relating to all aspects of food safety work
• Experience preparing prosecution files and presenting evidence
• Strong partnership-working skills with local, regional, and national agencies
• Experience providing advice and guidance to businesses and consumers
• Experience supervising, coaching, mentoring, or supporting apprentices and trainees.

• Demonstrates sound professional judgement and integrity
• Has excellent investigative and analytical skills
• Can communicate confidently with businesses, consumers, legal professionals, and partner agencies
• Is organised, self-motivated, and capable of managing competing priorities
• Is passionate about developing others and promoting professional standards within the service.

To supervise and participate in the work of the Food Safety team, organising and supervising specialist professional officers in discharging the City Council’s statutory functions in relation to food safety and health and safety in food businesses (which fall within local authority control for enforcement) and infectious disease control. The work will involve taking a lead role in the inspection and regulation of food businesses, dealing with infectious diseases and dealing with food safety concerns from the public amongst other specialist food safety subject areas.

To take a lead role in an area of specialist subject areas covered by the team, for example, approval of premises, certification of food for export, infectious disease investigations and sampling.

To safeguard the health, safety and welfare of persons living, working or visiting the city, by ensuring the sale of safe and wholesome food through the inspection of a wide range of retail, manufacturing and catering premises and processes, including those requiring approval, those trading in an evening, those catering for vulnerable people and those operating at events throughout the City.

Activities will include the enforcement of legislation, investigation of complaints; inspection of food and…