Environmental Health Officer

Job Description

Salary:

£38,626 - £40,476

Hours per week:

37 hours

Interview date:

Tuesday 12 August 2025

Public Protection Service - Safeguarding Communities, Empowering Lives

Our Public Protection Service are looking for someone who can join our enthusiastic and creative team as an Environmental Health Officer!

The service sits within our large unitary authority, bringing together food hygiene, food standards, health and safety, trading standards, animal health, environmental protection, licensing, ASB/Community Safety and pest control. In this role, you will have the chance to work within all these disciplines, gaining valuable experience and making a tangible difference in our communities. We are looking for someone who can join our enthusiastic and creative team who value innovation and sustainability in regulatory services; getting involved in a range of projects from food hygiene to food standards, health and safety and infectious disease control.

As an Environmental Health Officer in the Food and Safety Team, you will play a key role in both our proactive and reactive work programmes. With responsibilities including conducting inspections, ensuring compliance with health and safety, food safety and food standards regulations, and working collaboratively with other knowledgeable and forward-thinking officers on a variety of innovative projects, with a unified commitment to protecting the public and supporting each other.

Our ideal candidate will have completed their Environmental Health Practitioner Portfolio and be a CIEH registered Environmental Health Practitioner. You will have previous experience in food safety, health and safety, and infectious disease control. You will hold a UK Driving Licence. To succeed in this role, you will have an approachable manner, excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise workload independently. Existing knowledge of high-risk and complex food processes is not essential but will be beneficial for the role.

If you are interested in learning more about our team and the work we do, you can join us for a "Meet the Team" session where you can get to know your potential colleagues, ask questions, and see first-hand what makes our team an exciting place to work. Details will be provided upon application, and shortlisting for interviews will take place following this session.

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a ''One Council'' ethos. That''s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.

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Please download and read the

role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity .

The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.

For more details, contact Amy Hopper, Public Protection Manager - Food and Safety, at

amy.hopper@wiltshire.gov.uk , or call 01225 716664.

This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our

statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .

Disability Confident Employer

Application process

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