Food Hygiene Inspector

Food Hygiene Inspections

Cambridge, CB2

£19 per hour

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Temporary: May 2026

We are seeking a fully qualified Environmental Health Officer or Technical Officer to carry out approximately 250 Category C and D Food Hygiene Inspections within a 4 month period.

The post holder will be required to undertake remote interventions and carry out food hygiene inspections according to risk and in accordance with statutory requirements, national guidance, Council policy and service delivery plans.

Effective communication skills are essential for this role including the ability to negotiate in a broad range of often complex and difficult scenarios whilst organising / prioritising work to meet deadlines.

Details of all visits and action taken will need to be accurately recorded in accordance with service policy and procedures by manual or electronic means for which the post holder will need to be comfortable with the use of ICT in general.

The post holder must be able to work flexibly within the City, using their initiative / working jointly with both internal and external stakeholders as necessary.

You must meet the requirements of the Food Standard's Agency's Code of Practice to undertake food hygiene official controls and interventions.

In order to be considered it is essential that you have previous experience of working within a council, ideally in the last few years.

You must be able to prove your food competency with over 20 hours of CPD and you must have completed a Food Hygiene inspection for a Local Authority in the last 6 months.

A copy of relevant qualifications, CPD certificates and certificates of registration with EHORB/EHRB will be required.

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