Key Responsibilities:
This is a career graded post. Postholders will undertake the responsibilities of the role at a
level appropriate to their qualifications, experience and competence, having regard to the
Food Law Code of Practice (England) and Food Law Practice Guidance (England), FSA
Competency Framework and as specified in the Food and Safety team career progression
framework.
Corporate responsibilities
1. To participate in major corporate projects either in an Environmental Health or other
capacity.
2. To work closely with internal partners and other organisations to develop partnership
working in support of joint corporate initiatives.
3. To deliver continuous improvement in processes and practices within the Food Safety
Team and across the wider organisation to support the rapidly changing environment in
which we work.
4. To achieve Council and service objectives by using delegated legislation (for which
officers are authorised) to react to, and control risks to health and safety.
Main Responsibilities
5. Use a range of legislation, to initiate enforcement action, such as enforcement notices or
prosecutions, in relation to food safety, occupational health and safety, infectious
disease, port health with high impact on health and safety.
6. To gain improvements in food safety, occupational health, safety and welfare other
environmental health functions for which East Suffolk Council is the enforcing authority
by:
• Maintaining an awareness of the impact of a failure to carry out responsibilities
adequately which could lead to food poisoning, infection by a contagious disease
(e.g., Covid-19), work related diseases (e.g. Legionnaires Disease, E. coli 0157),
accident (e.g. life changing injury) or death.
• Carrying out food safety, occupational health and safety and other interventions, in
order to secure compliance with legislative requirements as they relate to businesses
and others