Job sector information

Customs & Public Health

You will find the following information on this page. To go directly to a section, click on the list below:

• General Resources
• Bath Spa Careers Resources
• Where to look for Jobs and Work Placements
• Useful Web Links
• Professional organisations for Customs and Public Health
• Events and Careers Fairs
• Further Training and Development

For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject Resources pages of our website.

General Resources

The AGCAS Sector Briefing for Local, regional and national government sector, gives an overview of this employment sector and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. Free copies of these are available from Careers or you can view or download them from the Prospects website.

Prospects website has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers and vacancy sources, related jobs and case studies, plus contacts and resources.

Bath Spa Careers Resources

These resources are available for reference in the Careers Information room, except where indicated.

• Environmental Health, The Challenge (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
• The Probation Service
• Experience your potential as a Police Officer - information pack (Home Office)
• Occupational files for Public Health and Law Enforcement and Protection (Grey files, D) give an overview of this sector, the structure of advertising agencies, job roles and profiles, entry and training, career development and professional bodies.

Where to Look for Jobs and Work Placements

Careers in the Home Office
Vacancies, useful links, career opportunities in the Home Office

Local Government Jobs

Principal People Recruitment company for health, safety and the environment

 

Check our GO> database for the latest jobs and placement opportunities, plus lists of employers by sector and location

www.gradsouthwest.com has graduate level jobs in the south west. Register to search for jobs and job alerts matching your criteria

 

For further information on the job seeking and application process, and resources available, please see the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.

For further information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our
Work Placement pages.

 

Useful Web Links

Civil Service Recruitment Gateway
Job vacancies in the civil service, section for undergraduate and graduates

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH)

ENDS Directory of Environmental Consultants
Search the directory, details and statistics from careers and salary survey

European Occupational Health and Safety Magazine (EurOhs)
Free weekly e-newsletter

Faculty of Occupational Hygiene (FOH)
Download the Directory of Occupational Hygiene Consultants

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
General information site

International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA)
Promotes and develops occupational hygiene worldwide, general information site

Local Government Careers
Search for careers, look at career profiles

NHS Careers

Professional organisations for Customs and Public Health

Audit Commission
1 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2NP
Tel: 020 7828 1212
www.audit-commission.gov.uk

British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)
Suite 2, Georgian House, Arts Centre Annexe, Great Northern Road, Derby DE1 1LT
Tel: 01332 298101
www.bohs.org

British Safety Council
National Safety Centre, 70 Chancellor's Road, London W6 9RS
Tel: 020 8741 1231
www.britishsafetycouncil.co.uk

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
Chadwick Court, 15 Hatfields, London SE1 8DJ
Tel: 020 7928 6006
www.cieh.org.uk

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for Northern Ireland (DETINI)
Netherleigh, Massey Avenue, Belfast BT4 2JP
Tel: 028 9052 9900
www.detini.gov.uk

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR
Tel: 08459 33 55 77
www.defra.gov.uk

Department for Trade and Industry (DTI)
Response Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H OET
Tel: 020 7215 5000
www.dti.gov.uk

Faculty of Occupational Hygiene (FOH)
Suite 2, Georgian House, Great Northern Road, Derby DE1 1LT
Tel: 01332 298101

Food Standards Agency
Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH
Tel: 020 7276 8000
www.foodstandards.gov.uk

Home Office
Direct Communications Unit, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF
Tel: 0870 000 1585
www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Immigration Advisory Service
2nd Floor, 190 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YB
Tel: 020 7967 1200
www.iasuk.org

Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND)
HRD Recruitment Team, 10th Floor, Apollo House, 36 Wellesley Road, Croydon CR9 3RR
Tel: 0208 760 8416
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk

Institute of Indirect Taxation (IIT)
PO Box 96, Oxted, Surrey RH8 0FX
Tel: 01883 730658
www.theiit.org.uk

Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS)
10 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SP
Tel: 020 7840 7200
www.lacots.com

Office of Fair Trading
Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8JX
Tel: 08457 224 499
www.oft.gov.uk

National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
Dominus Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester LE19 1QW
Tel: 0116 263 4700
www.nebosh.org.uk

Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)
Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London EC4Y 8JX
Tel: 020 7211 1500
www.oisc.org.uk/home.stm

Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS)
3 Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3 7DH
Tel: 0131 225 5444
www.rehis.org

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)
Head Office, Edgbaston Park, 353 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham B5 7ST
Tel: 0121 248 2000
www.rospa.com/index.htm

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Erskine Court, Castle Business Park, Stirling FK9 4TR
Tel: 01786 457700
www.sepa.org.uk

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
12 Upper Belgrave Street, London SW1X 8BB
Tel: 020 7235 9381
www.tax.org.uk

The Environment Agency (EA)
Visit the EA website to check for details of local offices
Tel: 08708 506 506
www.environment-agency.gov.uk

The European Commission
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
www.europa.eu.int

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Magdalen House, Trinity Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 3QZ
Tel: 0845 345 0055
www.hse.gov.uk


Trading Standards Institute (TSI)
First Floor, 1 Sylvan Way, Southfields Business Park, Basildon SS156HT
Tel: 0870 872 9000
www.tradingstandards.gov.uk

Events and Careers Fairs

Look at the What’s On section of this website for events and fairs.

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location.

Further Training and Development

Most of the professional organisations for Advertising run courses to support continuing professional development.Check their websites from the list above.

Postgraduate and work-related courses are listed at www.prospects.ac.uk.