Head of Cyber Security

Job overview

Head of Cyber Security band 8b

The post holder will be the lead expert for Cyber Security with responsibility of ensuring the security of the organisations IT Infrastructure and patient data as well as working as an IM&T Operations Engineer. The Post holder will be responsible for seeking out any potential vulnerability both internally and externally and proposing / implementing solutions to prevent breaches of IT security.

Working as part of part of a team responsible for providing mission critical services ensuring a responsive technical service, involved in the design, development and security of IT systems. Due to the highly technical nature of this post there will be also a requirement to undertake configuration, tuning, troubleshooting, recovery fault resolution and in-depth technical fault diagnosis and problem solving

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• Represent Cyber Security interests at the IT Change Advisory Board, ensuring changes to technology have been appropriately considered
• Develop and maintain relationships with other NHS organsations across the UK in relation to Cyber related incidents, findings and solutions
• Ensure regular contact with external organisations such as NHS Digital keeping well-informed on security vulnerabilities and recommended solutions to mitigate risk
• Promotes security awareness and strengthen relationships with business stakeholders
• Post holder will act as the lead Incident Manager in the event of a Cyber Security breach ensuring that the correct approach is taken to identification, diagnostics and resolution.
• To provide, understand and receive at an appropriate level, highly complex and technical issues / information and clearly communicate these issues at a level understandable by the audience.
• Negotiating with clinicians, senior managers and third party suppliers in relation to new working practices and technical solutions. To agree design and development, priorities through the use of a project plan and the design of reporting tools.
• Understand, disseminate and then presents highly complicated information, of an often contentious or sensitive nature to clinicians and senior levels of management.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.