About the job

Job summary

His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP) has been an integral part of the city since 1194. It is home to almost two-thirds of the Royal Navy's surface ships, including the new aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth; HMS Prince of Wales; the formidable Type 45 destroyers; Type 23 frigates; and mine countermeasures and fishery protection squadrons. 

The base is a major employer and provides lodging facilities to RN personnel serving at the base and in Portsmouth based ships.

HMNBP is one of three naval bases providing enabling support as part of the nation’s defence strategy. In doing so, HMNBP seeks to improve through science and technology to strengthen its security and defence at home and overseas. This requires continuous improvements in building capacity, capability and resilience through its people. It is the home base for assigned ships and ship’s companies preparing for operations. A key component of achieving this support is the ability to deliver the full range of increasingly sophisticated engineering support services. The unique employment opportunities offered are varied, challenging and exciting and support Navy Command’s role to generate and operate forces for today and to ensure we are ready for tomorrow by developing and delivering the Navy of the future. Navy Command provides an open, flexible and supportive work environment and Civil Servants, Contractors and Armed Forces personnel work together in a wealth of interesting and challenging jobs in different disciplines.

In Navy Command, our civil servants work alongside their military colleagues in jobs that matter; jobs which often have a direct impact on the quality of the operational capabilities we deliver.

 Roles can offer great job satisfaction and there are many opportunities to develop and progress both within the Department and across the wider Civil Service

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Working as part of the Naval Base Health Safety and Environment Group (HSEG) is a unique opportunity. HMNB Portsmouth is a complex, multi-stakeholder, multi-hazard environment employing over 12,000 people and is home to over 100 business units including MOD units, lodgers, contractors and charities. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to learn and develop health and safety skills as part of a small team delivering a wide range of safety functions.
Whilst previous experience and training is an advantage, for the right candidate with the core attributes we are looking for, we offer a full training package plus the opportunity to undertake Continuous Personal Development (CPD). This is an ideal opportunity to either continue and develop a career in health and safety or embark on a new path, with excellent progression opportunities.

General responsibilities
• Conduct HS&EP rounds within an allotted area of the Naval Base, identifying and reporting hazards
• Act as the primary point of contact for HS&EP advice for Business Units within their area including: Site Risk Assessment; Hazard Survey; General Risk Assessment, Accident Investigation, Manual Handling Operations; Display Screen Equipment; Provision and Use of Work Equipment.
• Conduct advisory visits and inspections of MOD units and other stakeholders within designated area of responsibility. Support the HS&EP Assurance Officer in conducting audits, reviewing audit reports and identifying Learning from Experience
• Assist in the investigation of near misses, incidents and accidents
• Assist with the development and maintenance of an establishment hazard register, based on building and area registers
• Accompany Management on rounds within designated area of the Naval Base as and when required

Specific Responsibilities
HS&EP Advisor B/Assurance:

• Lead on Workplace Self Inspections and Directors Safety Tours.
• Act as Whole Site Safety Assurance Framework (WSSAF) coordinator, assisting with the maintenance of the model and supporting evidence and attendance WSSAF Working Group as required.
• Assist Safety Assurance Officer/HSEG Team Leader in providing assurance to NBC(P) as HoE and Safety Head (SH) as Intelligent Customer for Safety on HS&EP performance of NBC(P)’s organisation, the FMSP contract and HMNB(P) as a whole.

Person specification

We are seeking a candidate with an interest in HS&EP who is a flexible team-player, but also self-motivated. Must have a reasonable standard of IT literacy. The successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to develop skills to assist the wider Safety Group outside of their core responsibilities, for example assisting the Training Manager in the delivery of training to the workforce or the Establishment Fire Focal Point in the provision of fire safety advice.
The successful candidate must be prepared to undergo further training

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

 Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include: job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

 We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of gender and ethnic group. Appointment will be based on merit alone

 Success Profile Behaviours- You will be assessed against the following at both Application and Interview:

Behaviour 1- Leadership

Behaviour 2 - Communicating and Influencing

Behaviour 3 - Delivering at Pace

Behaviour 4 - Changing and Improving

Behaviour 5 - Seeing the big picture

Behaviour 6 – Working together

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.

 

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). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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

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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.