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25th March 2025

Principal Enforcement Officer - Food Safety

Join Our Team as a Principal Enforcement Officer for Food Safety at Southwark Council!

The work includes inspection of food business across all the risk categories, dealing with complex casework such as hygiene emergency prohibitions and undertaking approval of relevant establishments, developing and delivering various project and promotional work to showcase the service as well as working with our partners both internal and external on local/regional priority initiatives.

The role also involves reactive work dealing with service requests and complaints such as the investigation of food poisoning allegations, other concerns about food and food premises and following up infectious diseases Notifications.

You will identify contraventions, and execute appropriate enforcement action based on assessed risk, and where necessary, prepare reports and evidence for legal proceedings including giving evidence in court.

About You

We are looking for an experienced, ambitious and driven Environmental Health Officer or Food Safety Officer with current or recent experience in food law regulation to carry out the full range of food safety, hygiene and food standards enforcement work.

Ideally, you will hold registration with the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB), its equivalent or successor.

To succeed in this role, you will possess the following:

  • Knowledgeable of food safety matters, have a sound knowledge of food law regulation and satisfy the qualifications and competency requirements for individuals responsible for undertaking official food controls.
  • Have substantial enforcement experience around food safety with a demonstrable track record of delivering quality work.
  • Commitment to continuing professional development necessary to deliver the duties of the post.
  • Excellent communication skills, and the ability to prepare legal documents and case files.
  • Ability to show initiative in problem solving and decision making, along with sensitivity handling contentious issues.

Additionally, you will be focused on ensuring that we deliver the highest standards of customer care and contributing to the council’s local priorities while fulfilling the statutory responsibilities linked to the role.

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