Public protection officer – food hygiene and food standards (career pathway)

Public Protection Officer – Food Hygiene and Food Standards (Career Pathway)

Job Reference: CAPA00025D1HME

Location: Based in County Hall, Ruthin / Remote home working

Salary: Career Pathway Grades 6 – 9 (£32,597 - £42,839 per annum)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 6 July 2026

About the Role

As part of a dedicated and professional team, you will be responsible for enforcing food hygiene, food standards and health and safety across a diverse range of food premises throughout the county and undertaking infectious disease control.

Your work will be varied and rewarding, including:

• Carrying out pro‑active and reactive inspection of food premises to ensure compliance with food legislation and where appropriate take enforcement action
• Undertaking targeted project work to improve service delivery and outcomes
• Investigating complaints relating to food safety and standards
• Responding to and managing infectious disease notifications
• Working proactively with businesses to support compliance and promote best practice
• Working within other disciplines of environmental health i.e. health and safety, pollution control, housing enforcement and public health using enforcement action as necessary

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from:

• Fully qualified Environmental Health Officers with relevant experience
• Candidates with transferable skills seeking a career change
• Graduates and students looking to begin a career in Environmental Health

For those starting out, we offer a fully supported pathway to qualification, including sponsorship of both academic and practical training, enabling you to become a https://www.cieh.org/professional-development/professional-registration/qualifying-as-an-ehp/ Applicants will be required to enrol on and commit to either the https://www.cieh.org/what-is-environmental-health/how-do-i-become-an-ehp/postgraduate-msc/ or https://www.cieh.org/what-is-environmental-health/how-do-i-become-an-ehp/bsc-environmental-health-degree/#four Environmental Health course commencing this autumn.

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Full sponsorship for trainees working towards CIEH registration
• Commitment to continued professional development
• Reimbursement of professional fees (CIEH)
• The opportunity to make a real and lasting impact on local communities

Join Us

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a supportive and forward‑thinking local authority. You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of regulatory work, contributing directly to the protection of public health and the wellbeing of our communities.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of this post, please contact:

Andrew Lord on 01824 706087 / Andrew.lord@denbighshire.gov.uk or

Glesni Owen on 01824 706499 / Glesni.owen@denbighshire.gov.uk

To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website: http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/work-for-us

Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.

For alternative methods of applying please contact Customer Services on 01824 706101.

Candidates must complete our application form to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been short listed for interview.

Denbighshire County Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to Equal Opportunities and Welsh Language Standards. We welcome applications made in the Welsh Language. Any applications made in the Welsh Language will not be treated less favourably than any submitted in English.

Swyddog Gwarchod y Cyhoedd – Hylendid Bwyd a Safonau Bwyd (Llwybr Gyrfa)

Cyfeirnod y Swydd: CAPA00025D1HME

Lleoliad: Wedi’i lleoli yn Neuadd y Sir, Rhuthun / Gweithio gartref

Cyflog: Llwybr Gyrfa Graddfa 6 – 9 (£32,597 - £42,839 y flwyddyn)

Oriau: 37 awr yr wythnos

Contract: Parhaol

Dyddiad cau: 6 Gorffennaf 2026

Ynglŷn â’r Swydd

Yn rhan o dîm ymroddgar, proffesiynol, byddwch yn gyfrifol am orfodi hylendid bwyd, safonau bwyd ac iechyd a diogelwch ar draws ystod amrywiol o safleoedd bwyd ar hyd a lled y sir ac ymgymryd â gwaith rheoli afiechydon heintus.

Bydd eich gwaith yn amrywiol ac yn rhoi llawer o foddhad, ac yn cynnwys:

• Cynhal archwiliadau rhagweithiol ac ymatebol mewn safleoedd bwyd i sicrhau eu bod yn cydymffurfio â deddfwriaeth bwyd, a chymryd camau gorfodi lle bo angen
• Gwneud gwaith prosiect wedi’i dargedu i wella darpariaeth gwasanaeth a chanlyniadau
• Ymchwilio i gwynion sy’n ymwneud â diogelwch a safonau bwyd
• Ymateb i, a rheoli hysbysiadau am afiechydon heintus
• Gweithio gyda busnesau i gefnogi cydymffurfiaeth ac annog yr arferion gorau
• Gweithio o fewn disgyblaethau eraill iechyd yr amgylchedd h.y. iechyd a diogelwch, rheoli llygredd, gorfodaeth tai ac iechyd y cyhoedd gan ddefnyddio camau gorfodi yn ôl yr angen.

Am Bwy Ydym Ni’n Chwilio?

Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan:

• Swyddogion Iechyd yr Amgylchedd sydd wedi cymhwyso, gyda’r profiad perthnasol
• Ymgeiswyr gyda sgiliau trosglwyddadwy sy’n chwilio am newid i’w gyrfa
• Graddedigion a myfyrwyr sydd eisiau cychwyn gyrfa ym maes Iechyd yr Amgylchedd

I rai sy’n newydd i’r maes, rydym yn cynnig llwybr gyda chefnogaeth lawn i ennill cymhwyster, gan gynnwys nawdd ar gyfer hyfforddiant academaidd ac ymarferol, i’ch galluogi i ddod yn Swyddog Iechyd yr Amgylchedd sydd wedi cofrestru gyda CIEH. Bydd gofyn i ymgeiswyr gofrestru ac ymrwymo i un ai gwrs Iechyd yr Amgylchedd MSc neu BSc, a fyddai’n dechrau yn yr hydref.

Beth Rydym ni’n ei Gynnig

• Amgylchedd gwaith cefnogol a chydweithredol
• Nawdd llawn ar gyfer hyfforddeion sy’n gweithio tuag at gofrestriad gyda CIEH
• Ymrwymiad i ddatblygiad proffesiynol parhaus
• Ad-dalu ffioedd proffesiynol (CIEH)
• Cyfle i gael effaith wirioneddol a pharhaol ar gymunedau lleol

Ymunwch â ni

Dyma gyfle gwych i ddatblygu’ch gyrfa o fewn awdurdod lleol cefnogol a blaengar. Byddwch yn dod ar draws amrywiaeth eang o waith rheoleiddio, sy’n cyfrannu’n uniongyrchol ar warchod iechyd y cyhoedd a lles ein cymunedau.

Os hoffech drafod unrhyw agwedd ar y swydd hon, cysylltwch â:

Andrew Lord ar 01824 706087 / Andrew.lord@denbighshire.gov.uk neu

Glesni Owen ar 01824 706499 / Glesni.owen@denbighshire.gov.uk

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