Head of Information & Cyber Security
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £76,965.00 to £88,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £76965.00 - £88682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 March 2026 |
| Location: | Seaton Delaval, NE25 0QJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9319-26-0245 |
Summary
Responsible for developing and strengthening information and cyber security provision and implementing strong risk management strategies to protect the organisation To develop, maintain and effectively manage the implementation of policies, standards and controls in line with best practice, providing guidance and support to colleagues to ensure security and safety Develop the strategic road map for an effective vulnerability detection, assessment, remediation, and threat intelligence program Maintain and enhance the Information Security Management system (ISMS) To ensure that all changes to the IT environment comply with information security requirements Oversee security performance assessment of suppliers and internal resources Provide specialist advice on information and cyber security and increase awareness amongst staff To work with colleagues to ensure pro-active monitoring of IT infrastructure Ensure adherence to standards such as ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus and GDPR Identify threats, assess their impact, and take appropriate action to resolve and prevent them Ability to influence and present at Committee/Board level Respond to or manage security incidents/breaches, oversee patching/vulnerabilities or hardening systems including detection, response, recovery, and post-incident analysis To develop business cases for Trust capital investments around technical security