Assistant Director

Greenwich is a great place to work. A London borough of culture and diversity, Greenwich hosts the O2 arena, the Royal Park, the Royal Observatory, the Cutty Sark and the Royal Naval College. It is also a place with significant social, economic and health inequalities; the council and its partners are determined to address these as our strategic priorities.

The Public Health department is at the heart of the council's business. It is a well-established team, with strong links across council departments, joined-up working with the NHS and excellent partnerships with the community and voluntary sectors. We work as part of the London and the South-East London public health systems, the South East London ICS and are active engaged in work across borough boundaries & London-wide.

We are seeking to appoint a public health professional to provide leadership to a range of critical public health and directorate-wide functions. The post will be well supported by teams of experienced specialists.

You will have strategic lead for a range of health improvement functions, including health in all policies, food, physical activity, tobacco, drugs, alcohol and gambling. Your teams will provide expert input into the commissioning team and will work closely with other council departments to make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of local people.

If you are looking for your next challenge and an opportunity to be part of the senior leadership team of a vibrant and forward-thinking team, we'd love to hear from you.

Candidates must be registered public health specialists on the GMC Specialist Register, the GDC Specialist List or the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR). For more information about the posts or to make an application, please visit

Please note that this role is a 42 hour working week, Monday to Friday.

For an informal discussion please contact Sam Bennett at

Closing deadline for applications: 7th December 2025

Proposed Panel and Stakeholder Interview Panels scheduled for Thursday 18th December 2025

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

• Salary £ £107175
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference royalgreenwich/TP/917/478
• Contract Type Permanent
• Closing Date 07 December, 2025
• Job Category Senior appointments
• Business Unit Health and Adult Services (HAS)
• Location Woolwich, London , United Kingdom
• Level of Disclosure and Barring Service, DBS, check required No DBS
• Posted on 14 November, 2025