Regulatory Services Officer - Port Health

Regulatory ServicesPort Health Officer

Salary: Band 9, £36,647 - £40,220 + 17% shift allowance

Contract: Permanent

37 hours per week, shift pattern (including weekend and out of hours shift allowance)

Location: Portsmouth International Port

Full Driving Licence is required.

Closing time/date: 10th May 2024 at 23:59

What is the Portsmouth International Port?

Portsmouth City Council controls all its maritime activities through the Port Service. Portsmouth International Port (PIP) comprises the Cruise & Ferry Port (CFP), Flathouse and Albert Johnson Quays and the Camber.

Your New Role

As the Regulatory ServicesPort Health Officer, you will be dealing with consignments entering the UK through Portsmouth International Port, whilst working within the broader Regulatory Services team. Your role will focus upon delivering border inspection duties, assisting with statutory responsibilities, and the delivery of regulatory actions.

Your role is key to the effective delivery of the Port Health Authority's enhanced functions delivering the authority's enhanced Port Health functions upon the implementation of the new Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) in 2024, dealing with consignments entering the UK through Portsmouth International Port.

The ability to operate in a flexible working environment is essential, as the role requires participation in regular shift pattern work required to meet the service demand of roll-on-roll-off (RORO) shipments from the EU eighteen hours a day 365 days a year.

What you'll need to succeed

You will hold or will be participating in the attainment of a formal qualification such as:

• a Higher Certificate in Food Control - or
• a Trading Standards qualification delivered through the Trading Standards Qualifications Framework - or
• another ''recognised certificate'' in environmental protection, occupational health and safety, or public health

Your will have relevant enforcement experience gained in a similar role with a proven aptitude of delivering compliance through official controls. An understanding of PACE, CPIA, RIPA, HACCP, and other effective investigatory principles.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to contribute positively to complex team discussions.

You will have an eye for detail, understand need to get things right first time and of the implications of not doing so. You will have a high level of IT literacy with excellent communication and presentation skills.

Please read the Job profile for the full details of this role

What you'll get in return

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

A commitment to our values

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Application process:

Please read the full job profile (click here) for further details on the post to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role stated in the who is the person. When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is important, or you are likely not to be shortlisted.

If you have any questions, or would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact the John.Skinner@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Closing time/date: 10th May 2024 at 23:59

Interview date/s: suitable candidates will be contacted before the close date and invited to interviews.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact Recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

All employees and third parties working at the Portsmouth International Port are subject to a Substance Misuse - Drug & Alcohol Testing Policy and the Port reserves the right to carry out with cause and random testing.

Your contractual hours are 37 per week, which are to be worked in accordance with the flexible working hours' scheme and the needs of the Service. The role will require some evening and weekend working.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

We look forward to speaking with you soon. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk