Environmental Health Practitioner

  • Haringey Jobs London
  • Jan 14, 2026
Full time Education

Job Description

Contract Terms

Grade: PO2-PO4
Salary: £42,771 - £52,194 per annum
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (36 Hours per week)
Closing Date: Rolling
Interview Date: TBC

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work - the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We'll be celebrating all this and more as the "rebel borough" when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey's people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Team

The Commercial Environmental Health and Trading Standards team is a small but dynamic team with a number of high-profile targets to meet. As a team we work together to ensure that our personal and team objectives are met and that our local businesses are given the advice, guidance and where necessary the enforcement they need to be a compliant business.

About You

You will be a fully qualified Environmental Health Practitioner, holding a Higher Certificate in Food Control (HCFC) or Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection (HCFP), or an equivalent qualification recognised within the Food Law Code of Practice, and you will be able to demonstrate ongoing maintenance of professional competency in line with relevant bodies.

You will bring strong technical knowledge, including a solid understanding of environmental health legislation, enforcement tools and their practical application within a local authority. You will have in depth working knowledge of risk assessments, quality systems and at least one specialised area of environmental health, supported by sound scientific and technical understanding.

As this is a frontline role, you will be confident communicating complex legislation clearly to a wide range of audiences, with excellent numeracy, literacy and organisational skills. You will also be able to lead, coordinate and work collaboratively, ensuring high professional standards and effective service delivery.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

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