Deputy Director Health Equity and Community Protection
UK Health Security AgencyCanary Wharf, London
Overview
This is a central government role (full time) with UK Health Security Agency based in Canary Wharf. The advertised salary is £112,782 to £150,569. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Job summary The role provides strategic leadership for UKHSA's work on health equity, community protection, and national public health guidance, standards and advice. The postholder will lead efforts to reduce avoidable and unjust differences in exposure to, vulnerability, and outcomes from infectious diseases and health hazards, ensuring health protection activities improve health equity, population resilience and health security.
How this role compares
We hold 71 central government vacancies in London that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £42,946. This role pays more than about 96% of them.
There are 463 central government roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 73 of them in London.
UK Health Security Agency has 37 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
How to apply
GovJobs does not take applications or send your details to the employer. Use the apply button to open the official Adzuna advert, then check the employer's instructions, attachments, person specification and closing time before applying.
This listing was last checked on 21 Oct 2026, 05:30. If the official advert has changed or closed, report it and we will review the listing.
Why this listing is on GovJobs
GovJobs indexes public-sector vacancies from official sources, normalises the title, employer, location, salary and deadline, and links back to the source so you can verify the advert yourself.
The source for this role is Adzuna. Applications stay on the official employer or source website, not on GovJobs.