Directorate Service Delivery Vacancy type Permanent full time Salary £41,946 - £47,266 Closing date 25 August 2025

Vacancy Number MDC001878

Grade of Post: H

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location:

This role provides remote and flexible working as well as working within the Council Offices, subject to business need.

Description

Maldon District Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Environmental Health Practitioner to work within our busy, multi-skilled Commercial team.

The post holder will be expected to provide a range of commercial activities (food hygiene inspections, health and safety investigations, skin piercing registrations etc), working with the Environmental Health Manager (Commercial) to ensure performance targets are achieved and deadlines are met. The post holder will have a caseload of complex cases and is expected to manage the vast majority of work under their own initiative. They must provide technical advice and decision making in all aspects of the role, including taking formal action where applicable.

We are looking for someone who is registered with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health as either a Chartered or Registered Environmental Health Practitioner and ideally you will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience.

About this role

The key requirements of this role are to:

• Undertake programmed food hygiene inspections to meet annual targets every year.
• Ensure the Council is meeting its statutory obligations to protect public health and animal welfare within the district.
• Apply a wide range of regulatory measures including food safety, health and safety, infectious disease, skin piercing, animal welfare licensing.
• Investigate accidents and incidents, effecting remedies as appropriate.
• Review existing, new and upcoming legislation and ensure that the Council has systems and procedures in place to meet legal compliance and other requirements.
• Support the development of the Commercial Team’s policies, procedures and arrangements to ensure they are up to date and compliant.
• Own key professional and technical stakeholder relationships with external agencies, including enforcement agencies, and work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation.
• Assist with reporting on Commercial Team activities to relevant agencies, e,g. HSE, FSA, collating data for statutory returns by the deadline when covering for the Environmental Health Manager - Commercial.
• Ensure all statutory activities are completed in good time and service objectives are met through effective time management.
• Provide advice, training, coaching and mentoring to support development and succession planning within the team.
• Contribute to the continuous identification and implementation of service improvements within the team to help increase customer satisfaction levels and improve service delivery.

This is an exceptional opportunity to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking local authority based in Maldon, an area that boasts an enviable quality of life and stunning countryside yet is within easy reach of London. We promote a professional work environment with a focus on self-development, innovation, and collaborative working.

Please note this role will be subject to a Standard DBS Check

For an informal discussion about this position

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Sarah Turbutt 01621 732672 or Tracy Farrell on 01621 732837, or email sarah.turbutt@maldon.gov.uk or tracy.farrell@maldon.gov.uk and read and download thejob description .

To apply

If you would like to be considered for this role, we would love to hear from you. Please complete the online application form found here. We are unable to accept CVs.

Please note: All interview notifications will be sent via e-mail. Please ensure you provide an e-mail address so that we can make contact with you. If email is not suitable to you because of additional needs, please make us aware so we can support you through this process fairly on 01621 854477.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to all applications. Therefore, should you not hear from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful.