**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**- *****Job 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 ***** days, based on role and service- Adaptable 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 ************- **Recruitment contact details**:Tel: *************- **For more information about SCC please visit**Southampton City Council**Follow us on social media for regular updates on our featured jobs and latest news.
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