Job Description:

Environmental Health Investigator – Infectious Disease

Location: Bristol – BS1 5TR

Contract: 7 months initially, with potential for extension and permanent opportunities

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Rate: £45.00 per hour Umbrella

Working arrangements: Hybrid – home working, office-based work and site visits

We are currently seeking an experienced Environmental Health Investigator to join a busy Public Protection Environmental Health Service in Bristol.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Environmental Health professional with Local Authority experience, strong investigative skills and experience of infectious disease investigations.

The Role

The successful candidate will undertake a varied Environmental Health caseload, with a particular focus on:

• Private water distribution system risk assessments
• Water sampling and assessment of sampling results
• Environmental Health inspections and investigations
• Site visits and risk assessments
• Infectious disease investigations and incidents
• Health and safety investigations
• Gathering, analysing and evaluating information and evidence
• Preparing detailed investigation and case reports
• Providing professional Environmental Health advice
• Liaising with internal departments and external partner organisations
• Attending relevant meetings and contributing to multi-agency investigations
• Taking appropriate enforcement action where required

The role is flexible and involves a combination of home working, office-based work and site visits across Bristol. There may be flexibility around working hours for the right candidate.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Environmental Health professional who can demonstrate:

• EHRB/EHORB registration
• Previous Environmental Health experience within a Local Authority
• Proven experience undertaking infectious disease investigations
• Experience working within an Environmental Health service and applying relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice and guidance
• Strong investigation, inspection and risk-assessment skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience producing clear and accurate professional reports
• Confidence dealing with difficult, sensitive or potentially confrontational situations
• Ability to assess risk and take proportionate and appropriate action
• Ability to manage a caseload, prioritise competing demands and meet deadlines
• Experience working collaboratively with colleagues, businesses, partner agencies and other organisations
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to represent the service professionally in meetings and other formal settings

Experience relating to private water supplies, water sampling, health and safety, pollution control, housing, food safety or Port Health would be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Applicants should hold an appropriate Environmental Health qualification and be registered with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Board (EHRB/EHORB).
• Additional relevant qualifications, such as NEBOSH, housing, acoustics, food science or management qualifications, would be advantageous.

The Opportunity

This is a varied Environmental Health opportunity within a Public Protection service, offering exposure to private water investigations, infectious disease, health and safety and wider Environmental Health work.

The contract is initially for 7 months, with the potential for extension and/or permanent opportunities for the right candidate.

If you are an EHRB/EHORB-registered Environmental Health professional with Local Authority experience and a background in infectious disease investigations, we would be keen to hear from you.