Cyber Security Advisor

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Act as a DSPT subject matter expert, guiding and supporting health and care organisations.
• Manage complex enquiries and third-line support requests, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Support organisations throughout the annual DSPT submission cycle and deliver a consistent service.
• Support DSPT platform development through requirements gathering, testing and service improvement.
• Develop communications and guidance, deliver webinars and support stakeholder engagement.
• Translate policy changes into operational processes and guidance.
• Produce reports and management information for service delivery, performance monitoring and decisions.
• Maintain relationships with NHS organisations, care providers, suppliers and partner organisations.
• Coordinate national cyber security services with service owners and operational teams.
• Identify process, user experience and service effectiveness improvements.
• Support awareness and training, cyber assurance activities and technical security programmes.

Experience and clearance

• A broad, adaptable and proven cyber security skillset and specialist knowledge applicable across a range of services are essential.
• NHS England Cyber Security personnel must hold Security Clearance at a minimum; the clearance level is not specified in the supplied text.

Workplace

• Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend an average of at least 40% of their time working in offices.

About NHS England

Application and recruitment information

• Applicants should use their supporting statement to provide evidence and examples against the key skills and criteria.
• NHS employees who are successful may have an Inter Authority Transfer initiated through ESR to retrieve employment information; they may opt out.
• Candidates recruited from outside the NHS are usually appointed at the bottom of the pay band. The employer cannot offer visa sponsorship.