About the job

Job summary

We are delighted to advertise this key role at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset. This important position will be working within the Executive Department where we need a Safety, Health and Environment specialist to join our excellent team! This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to develop their professional knowledge and experience or seeks to embark on a new adventure in their chosen career.

The Health, Safety and Environmental Protection - Occurrence Adviser (HSEP OA) will work within the Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Department at RNAS Yeovilton, ensuring compliance of occurrence management systems and relevant registers are maintained. You will be part of a small HSEP Team focussing on coordinating HSEP activities in support of the Head of Establishment’s (HoE) statutory responsibilities. You will be required to provide competent advice and guidance to all station personnel as their proficient person including senior managers and reporting to the associated boards on HSEP occurrence performance.

This is a full-time position, applicants seeking part time and job share will only be considered provided full time cover can be achieved.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

As HSEP OA your role will cover all unit areas, therefore this role is varied, including developing strategies, data analysis and corporate reporting to the Management Board and other departmental meetings. High on the agenda, in addition to direct advice and guidance will be support to risk assessment process standards, audits and functional accountability for departmental HSEP representatives through the chair of the working group. We welcome applicants who are members of a professional or governing HSEP body, we also invite applications prepared to gain the appropriate membership/licence.

This is a full-time position, applicants seeking part time and job share will only be considered provided full time cover can be achieved.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Person specification

Acting as HSEP OA with delegated authorities to support monitoring and reviewing of accidents, incidents and occurrences to ensure compliance with HoE organisation and arrangements statement. As part of a change programme, help develop a total safety culture utilising ‘functional safety’ and ‘air safety’ methodologies as best practice approach. Act as supporting member of 2nd Party Audit (2PA) team, identifying non-compliance and making recommendations for correction and tracking to completion. Provision of specialist advice on HSEP throughout RNAS Yeovilton as required in accordance with Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy and legislation. Monitoring and updating HSEP guidance in line with evolving governmental statues and MOD policies.

We need this role to develop accident and incident (A&I) occurrence reporting. This will see the HSEP OA managing process for promotion of reporting and closure of all occurrences on station including the identification of trends and recommendations for improvement as required. Ensure data and trend analysis is accurate, timely and provided termly to the reporting forums. This role will support the business in developing organisational safety assessments during change acting as A&I Occurrence Subject Mater Expert (SME). You will assist the department lead in developing strategies for Learning From Experience (LFE), implementing improvement and education plans.  

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, Ability and Experience.

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

The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV (to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience).

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (max 250 words)

Candidates will be required to complete an online Civil Service Judgement test.

The Civil Service Judgement Test is not bankable and therefore must be taken on every vacancy where it is applied.

Should you be invited to complete the online tests, please allow sufficient time to complete the tests and the remainder of the full application form; only candidates who are successful at the test stage will be invited to complete the remainder of the application by clicking ‘Submit Application’. Your application must be completed by 23:55 on the closing date of the vacancy. Late submissions cannot be accepted. The tests are not timed, as they work by giving you harder questions if you answer the previous question correctly, and easier if you get it wrong. You should allow up to an hour for each test, and each test must be completed before you will be invited to complete the second part of your application. Internet access will be required for the duration of the test. Please refer to the attached Candidate Guidance for further information.

CSJT scores cannot be banked as each test is generated from the behaviours required for a specific role which will vary between recruitment campaigns.

If you require any particular arrangements (for example due to a disability or health problem) to be made in order for you to complete the online test you MUST contact the DBS Enquiry Centre on 0800 345 7772 BEFORE accessing the online test.

Opening times Mon - Friday 0800 - 1600 hrs.

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

Candidates invited to interview will be asked to conduct a short 10 min presentation on key H&S legislation that is applicable to both the workplace and within an operational environment. The presentation should cover benefits of an embedded Safety, Environmental Management System (SEMS) and how candidate would contribute and enhance safety cultures within the workforce.

Interviews will be held on site at RNAS Yeovilton.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.

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

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.