Deputy Safety, Health & Environmental Advisor

Looking for an exciting opportunity to join the expanding Safety Team at RAF Northolt?
The RAF Northolt Safety Team is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to fill the role of Deputy Safety, Health, and Environmental Adviser (DSHEA) to assist the Station Safety, Health, and Environmental Adviser (SHEA) in providing both core and resident organisations with advice on Ministry of Defence and AIR TLB (Top Level Budget) HS&EP (Health, Safety, and Environmental Protection) Policies; promoting best practice across the organisation, supporting the effective management of occupational health and safety risks, and providing assurance to senior management.
Suitable applicants will possess good communication and interpersonal skills and will be able to work both as part of the wider Safety Team and independently in assisting the SHEA with overseeing HS&EP across the Station, including: investigating accidents and incidents; recording, interpreting and onward reporting of accidents, near-misses and safety concerns; assisting delivery of the HS&EP audit and assurance programme; supporting annual review of the HS&EP Management Plan; delivering a HS&EP training programme; and periodical reviews of Station HS&EP Policy and other related documents.
You will be expected to have an interest in gaining knowledge and experience of wider HS&EP Management disciplines, including: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE), Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER), Electrical Safety, Permit to Work, Legionella, Maintenance, Construction & Excavation, Asbestos, First Aid, Noise, and Radiation Safety.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week., The AIR TLB is one of the four Military Commands operating in the UK and overseas. The purpose of the RAF Northolt Safety Team is to enable the Station Commander as Head of Establishment (HoE) and other Station Stakeholders to deliver their outputs whilst protecting Health, Safety, and the Environment. This is achieved through the provision of professional HS&EP advice, training, and support to Whole Force personnel throughout the Station.
As DSHEA Executive Officer (EO) you will support the Station SHEA Higher Executive Office (HEO) with implementing the Station HS&EP Management System, co-operating with the Station Environmental Protection Officer (SEPO), Establishment Fire Focal Point (EFFP), Station Flight Safety Officer (SFSO), and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders across various Station-level meetings, providing sound advice and support to ensure compliance with the Secretary of State's HS&EP Policy Statement in relation to HS&EP management.
This post provides a unique opportunity to join a busy and dynamic working environment on a complex and diverse RAF flying station, with the associated exposure to a wide range of HS&EP activities offering the chance for the development of a range of knowledge and skills for the right individual.
The post is advertised at 37 hours per week and is intended to be full-time and therefore part-time or job share can only be considered if full-time cover can be achieved.
The successful candidate will be required to:
+ Support the Station SHEA by providing RAF Northolt Resident Units, Station Executives, the HoE, and other personnel with professional advice on Occupational HS&EP for them to meet the HS&EP objectives in the RAF HS&EP Policy.
+ Interpret legislation and MOD Policy to support the SHEA with the drafting of Station HS&EP strategies/directives/procedures/team plans and provide appropriate and timely briefings (written & verbal) to the chain of command and stakeholders as required.
+ Represent the Team at Station HS&EP Committees and internal and external stakeholder meetings, providing competent advice and guidance to ensure that Station interests are represented whilst informing team members of current and relevant issues and initiatives.
+ Provide peer support to Safety Representatives and colleagues and promote a positive HS&EP culture through liaison with the TLB-wide HS&EP community.
+ Maintain and develop own competence by identifying relevant development opportunities and retaining memberships of relevant professional bodies where applicable.
+ Contribute to the Safety Team HS&EP audit & assurance programme as an audit team member and, where required, fulfil the role of Lead Auditor.
+ Provide support on Occupational HS&EP throughout the Station and guidance on statutory/mandatory requirements (COSHH, PPE & RPE, PUWER, Electrical Safety, Permit to Work, Hot Working, Legionella, Noise, Radiation, Maintenance, Construction & Excavation, Control of Contractors, Asbestos, First Aid).
+ Support the production of quarterly and annual performance reports, highlighting areas of potential weakness to the Station SHEA for consideration.
+ Contribute to the HS&EP Team training programme by developing and delivering awareness briefs and toolbox talks.
+ Promote a positive HS&EP culture across the Station by supporting initiatives and regularly engaging with wider Station personnel and relevant stakeholders to share ideas and identify areas of good practice.
Allowances
An Inner London Weighting Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of £3250 is available to be paid to staff permanently posted to RAF Northolt., Membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) (or equivalent)
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Success Profiles Level 2 EO: Working Together
+ Success Profiles Level 2 EO: Communicating and Influencing
+ Success Profiles Level 2 EO: Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
+ HS&EP Basic: Hazards and Risks
+ HS&EP Basic: Inspection, Audit & Assurance
+ HS&EP Basic: Stakeholder Engagement
+ HS&EP Awareness: Incidents, Reporting and Investigations
+ HS&EP Awareness: Law, Policy, and Guidance

Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Working Together

Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
+ HS&EP 1.6: Hazards and Risks
+ HS&EP 1.7: Inspection, Audit & Assurance
+ HS&EP 1.1: Fundamentals (Stakeholder Engagement)
+ HS&EP 2.5: Incidents, Reporting and Investigations
+ HS&EP 2.2: Law, Policy, and Guidance
We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:
+ HS&EP 1.6: Hazards and Risks
+ HS&EP 1.7: Inspection, Audit & Assurance, As part of the application and initial sift, you will be asked to demonstrate your Technical Skills, which will be assessed against the Functional Competency Framework: For Health, Safety and Environment Protection in Defence. Full details of the Competence Framework can be found in the attachment at the base of this advert, and candidates should ensure that they are familiar with these when submitting examples of their Technical Skills. Specifically, during your initial application you will be assessed against:
+ HS&EP 1.6 : Hazards and Risks,
+ HS&EP 1.7: Inspection, Audit & Assurance,
+ Success Profiles Level 2 EO: Working Together,
+ Success Profiles Level 2 EO: Delivering at Pace.
If there is a high volume of applications we may only sift on CV, Personal Statement and Lead Behaviour (Working Together)
Successful applicants from the sift will be called forward for an interview.
During your interview, following a successful sift, this vacancy will assess your Behaviours, Technical Skills and Experience.
At the interview stage, applicants will be required to demonstrate experience against the following Success Profile Behaviours and Technical Skills and will be assessed against the Functional Competency Framework: For Health, Safety and Environment Protection in Defence. Full details of the Competence Framework can be found in the attachment at the base of this advert, and candidates should ensure that they are familiar with these when preparing examples of their Technical Skills. Specifically, you will be assessed against:
+ HS&EP 1.6: Hazards and Risks,
+ HS&EP 1.7: Inspection, Audit & Assurance,
+ HS&EP 1.1: Stakeholder Engagement,
+ HS&EP 2.5: Incidents, Reporting and Investigations,
+ HS&EP 2.2: Law, Policy, and Guidance
+ Success Profiles Level 2 EO: Working Together
+ Success Profiles Level 2 EO: Communicating and Influencing
+ Success Profiles Level 2 EO: Delivering at Pace
The successful applicant at interview will be offered the position.
It is strongly suggested that you familiarise yourself with the Civil Service Success Profiles Behaviours expected at EO grade. You will be asked to provide a single example scenario for each Behaviour, using the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result) making full use of the 250 word-allowance available, ensuring you provide full details of your own actions and how you have fully demonstrated the Behaviour at this level. As a guide, circa 70% of the word-allowance in the application should be used to provide details of your own actions.
During the interview, candidates will ideally provide different Success Profile Behaviour examples to those submitted on the application form. Basic identifiable information can be used during the interview. Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams. Candidates who are successful at the sift stage and progress to interview will be given further information at that time.
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
Applicants should submit their application via the Civil Service Jobs portal, which will be sifted within 10 working days of the closing date. It is expected that interviews will take place approximately 3 weeks after the closing date, though this may change depending on panel member availability. A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Essential
Knowledge and experience of Occupational Health & Safety.
Desirable, Level 2 Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety, or full suite of RAF Halton Level 2 courses to be completed within 12 months of starting.

Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,198 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Learning and development tailored to your role
+ An environment with flexible working options
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
+ A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
+ 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
+ Heavily subsidised access to on-site gym facilities, with well-equipped cardio studio and free weights area, and a range of weekly instructor-led classes.
+ Opportunity to join RAF Northolt Officers’ Mess as an Associate Member, with regular formal and informal social events.
+ On-site Bright Horizons nursery and pre-school rated Ofsted Outstanding.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares, or temporary transfer).
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking.
Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) is no longer permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment after 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments, including RAF Northolt.