Professional Officer - Food / Health & Safety

Shrewsbury

Contract – full and part time hours available

£16.28 per hour

Our client is looking for an experienced Professional Officer - Food / Health & Safety.

As a member of the Regulatory Services Team within Public Health, you will support the delivery of the transformation programme in line with the Council’s vision, values and strategic objectives.

Regulatory Services deliver a diverse range of services to promote and protect people, the environment and the economy. The service has been designed to ensure a greater focus on prevention, early intervention and intelligence-led actions to tackle the underlying causes of problems and issues before they reach crisis point.

The post holder will be:

* responsible to Health Protection Team Manager who is in turn responsible for the post holder’s health and safety, training and development.

* expected to lead and/or contribute to a range of projects and build relations with both internal and external partners in order achieve specified outcomes, but will not have direct authority over those involved.

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1. Deliver operational action plans and projects across a range of food safety, health and safety and infectious diseases functional areas, in either a lead or support role, in order to raise standards of compliance and deliver improved regulatory outcomes in the service area.

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1. Support the development and delivery of a programme of regulatory and enforcement projects and activities to identify and reduce risks to residents and businesses in order to achieve Regulatory Services outcomes.

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1. Utilise a range of regulatory approaches including: evidence-based research, risk assessment, intelligence-led targeting in order to identify and investigate business activities or environmental practices which present a significant risk to the health, safety, prosperity and wellbeing of the wider community.

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1. Undertake comprehensive and professional research and analysis across a wide range of regulatory functions in order to provide businesses with high quality, accurate and timely advice on the implementation of complex legislation and standards in operation across the UK and EU

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1. Plan and undertake complex investigations in accordance with the Enforcement Policy and collect and prepare evidence and investigation reports to ensure that prosecution cases meet the very highest legal and professional standards and achieve successful outcomes.

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1. Utilise a wide range of regulatory techniques in order to successfully achieve regulatory outcomes and improve compliance levels in the most effective and efficient way.

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1. Assist in the development of and contribute to cross-cutting agendas including community safety and health and wellbeing in order to protect vulnerable people and the wider community.

Please only apply if you have the necessary skills, experience and expertise. The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV