Hybrid Port Health Officer (AO7 - AO9) bei East Suffolk Council
East Suffolk Council · Felixstowe, Vereinigtes Königreich · Hybrid
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Felixstowe
- East Suffolk Council, Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority
- Based at either Felixstowe Port IP11 4AZ or Harwich International Port CO12 4SR
- £39,152 - £53,460 per annum – plus a 14% shift allowance*
- 37 hours per week on a rotational shift pattern including weekend working (approximately 9 per annum)
- Permanent
It is an exciting time to be joining our Port Health Team as we transform our services in response to the UK’s departure from the European Union.
We currently have exciting Port Health Officer (AO7 - AO9) opportunities to join the East Suffolk Council's Port Health Team as Port Health Officers.
Our mission is the protection of public and animal health, carrying out a range of checks to ensure imported goods are safe for all of us in the UK. Find out more via our video of the team and what they do (vimeo.com). To become part of our team, you will be passionate, keen to learn and thrive on working in a fast-paced environment.
The role
Your role will be to work with our existing Port Health Officers in carrying out various checks on imported products (including not of animal origin, fish and organic items) to ensure they are safe for distribution in the UK. You will also protect international health by monitoring health conditions on board ships in order to prevent disease. You will have the opportunity to work under your own initiative but also with others as part of our friendly team.
What you need
This is a career graded post, and the responsibilities of the role will be undertaken at a level appropriate to the post holder's qualifications, experience, and competence, as laid out in the job description. It will be essential to have either a degree or equivalent Level 6 qualification in Environmental Health, or a Higher Certificate in Food Control with 3 years’ experience in a food and safety field. Applications will be considered from trainees, however you will be required to have completed your academic studies, Portfolio/CDP and professional interview by the date of your interview. You must be a Registered Environmental Health Practitioner or a Registered Food Safety Practitioner.
*After the completion of initial training you will participate in a 7-day rotational shift pattern covering the hours of 06.30 – 22.00 Monday to Friday and 06.30 – 14.30 Saturday including weekend working which will at that point attract a 14% shift allowance on top of the base salary. For weekend working shifts you can choose to have rest days or be paid an overtime rate of time and a half.
If you would like to be at the forefront of this exciting new service, we look forward to receiving your application.
- Great opportunities for training and development
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Free car parking (for when you are working in the office)
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
For more information, please see our benefits brochure (pdf).
OPTIONAL: Due to the current situation with COVID-19, the majority of our teams are working from home and there is strict social distancing measures in place for the limited number of staff working from our offices. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.
For an informal discussion or if you have any questions regarding this post, please contact Alexandra Catling by either calling 0845 6461310 or emailing [email protected]
Closing date: 11:30 am 11 September 2025
Interview date: w/c 29 September 2025
