二級衞生督察的主要職責是：(a)巡查食物業∕非食物業處所、規管食物安全、監督公眾潔淨服務、執行肉類檢驗職務和檢控職務、管理小販及街市、管理外判服務合約，以及執行其他公眾衞生和與食物有關的職務；及(b)執行與公眾衞生、規管食物安全和公眾潔淨有關的條例及附屬法例所載的法例規定。[註：(i)二級衞生督察須穿著制服；(ii)接受按需要而作出的調派∕調職安排；及(iii)或須執行輪班工作、隨時候召工作、不定時工作及派駐其他政府部門工作。]

Health Inspectors II are mainly deployed on: (a) inspecting food/non-food premises, food safety and control, public cleansing, meat inspection, prosecution, control of hawkers and markets, contract management, other public hygiene and food-related functions; and (b) enforcing the statutory requirements contained in the various ordinances and subsidiary legislation pertaining to public health, food safety and control, and public cleansing. [Notes: (i) Health Inspectors II are required to wear uniform; (ii) Subject to posting and transfer as and when required; and (iii) May be required to perform shift duties, on-call duties, work in irregular hours and work in other government departments.]