Senior Medical Advisor & Consultant in Public Health

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	12 Ionawr 2026
Cyflog:	£109,725.00 i £145,478.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£109725.00 - £145478.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	01 Chwefror 2026
Lleoliad:	London (Canary Wharf), Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, E14 4PU
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	K9919-26-0010

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The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include; Internal UKHSA Executive and Senior Leaders across all operating divisions / Groups UKHSA Chief Medical Advisor UKHSA Health Protection Operations UKHSA Chief Science Officer and Group UKHSA Chief Data Officer Group UKHSA Communications Directorate UKHSA Strategy and Policy Directorate UKHSA Commercial and Corporate Services colleagues, including Finance, People and Workplace, Security and Health and Safety Working from within Health Equity and Clinical Governance to support the Director EPRRs remit to operate horizontally across all the UKHSAs operating divisions and Groups to deliver a coordinated and coherent approach to health emergency preparedness, resilience and response across the Agency. External Government departments, especially DHSC, HO, DEFRA, FCDO, DSIT (Go Science), CO (COBR), MOD Government Agencies especially FSA, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) the Animal and Plant Health Agency, local authorities, ADsPH and Police National and international organisations and committees relating to EPRR, especially WHO, partner national public health response organisations such as USCDC, RKI and others international organisations such as the Global Health Security Committee, International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) etc ExternalOpen to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Stage 1: Application & Sift This vacancy is using Competency . At sift stage you will be assessed against the essential criteria listed in the Job Description & Person Specification attached to this vacancy advert. You will be required to complete an: Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) 1000 word Statement of Suitability/ behaviour statements / technical statements Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than 1000 This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role. You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible) If we receive a large number of applications, an initial sift against the lead criteria will be conducted: Experience of the control of communicable disease outbreaks and environmental hazards in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on call Practical experience of working with UK health protection and emergency response agencies Experience of leading and implementing multiagency strategies We will only take through applications that meet all essential criteria. Desirable criteria may be used if we receive a large number of applications. Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview stage (competency based): You will be invited to a face to face interview.If face to face interviewsare planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remoteinterview. Interviews will be held at 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, E14 4PU on 19 February 2026. Please note this date is subject to change. This vacancy is being assessed using a competency based method. During the interview we will assess against the below: KnowledgeExperienceSkills and Abilities At interview you will be asked to carry out a scenario-based assessment, assessing candidate's ability to analyse complex information and make decisions based on a fictional national security incident. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority. Security Clearance Successful candidates will require Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) as a minimum with willingness and capability to work towards Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. Successful candidates for this role must pass an enhanced disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 10 years to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting at this higher level and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. Hybrid This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Salary Information If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms. Consultant £109,725 - £145,478 (National) UK Health Security Agency promoted diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer