Port Health Officer

**Organisation**- Southampton City Council-
- **Service Area**- Environment-
- **Job Location**- City Depot-
- **Contract Length**- Permanent-
- **Work Hours**- Full time, 37 hours per week-
- **Salary**- £40,476 - £44,710 per annum-
- **Closing Date**- 09/12/2025-
- **Job Reference**- 16238Job Description and Person Specification- We have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent, Full Time, Port Health Officer to join Southampton City Council (SCC) in our Port Health Team.
- **About the team**
- The Port Health team provide a vital role in safeguarding public & animal health in the Port of Southampton & the UK. As one of the Uks busiest container Ports & home to the largest Cruise ship operators, this is an exciting place to work. The team pride themselves on offering a high level of service to our customers and following post-Brexit changes to regulations we are carrying out a restructure of the team, adding new roles and responsibilities and increasing capacity.
- **About the role**
- This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy vibrant team & provide vital support to the Port Health Service and its statutory functions. You will be responsible for ensuring food consignments from around the world are safe to enter the UK & that all vessels entering the port of Southampton do not pose a public health risk. This will include;- ing Port Health controls on imported food
- Preparing reports, collecting evidence and compiling legal notices
- Undertaking, surveys & inspections of vessels, identification and sampling of foodstuffs
- Provide advice & guidance to agents and importers on imported food controls
- Updating and utilising database and information management systems- This role includes working an irregular shift pattern, so every 4-5 weeks you will be required to work a 1-9pm shift (Mon-Fri) & Saturday 8-4pm. This attracts a 10% shift pay and time of in lieu for weekend working.
- For further information about this role please view the job description.
- **W**hat we can offer you**:

- **Salary**: The salary band for this role is £40,476 - £44,710 The **starting salary is £40,476**with annual progression through the salary bands.
- Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.- Excellent local government pension with 16.8% employer contribution
- Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
- Generous holiday 25-31 days, based on role and service
- Flexible working options (role-dependent)
- Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
- Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
- Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
- Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
- Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
- Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
- Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
- Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer- **F**or further information on our benefits package please visit**:Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)**
- If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.
- **Contact details for informal discussion**:

- For further information and details regarding the Port Health Officer please contact:

- Jo Hackwood, Principal Port Health Officer on 023 80226631
- **Recruitment contact details**:
Tel: 023 8083 4033
- **For more information about SCC please visit**Southampton City Council**
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