Overview

Detailed job description and main responsibilities. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you\'ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the \'Supporting Documents\' heading. So that you\'re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you\'ll need to take time to read the \'Candidate Essentials Guide\' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how \'we care for you as you care for others\'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you\'ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Education to a minimum of Masters Degree level or equivalent post graduate qualification or equivalent senior level experience
• Formal certification (CISSP, CISM or CRISC) and/or formal training in information security standards and best practice (e.g.: ISO 27001/2, COBIT, Cyber Essentials)
• Advanced level of IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications
• Significant evidence of continued professional development

Desirable criteria

• ITIL Qualification
• COBIT

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification
• Demonstrated expertise in an IT Security environment
• Direct experience of strategic and budgetary planning and financial management and controls
• Previously worked within the NHS
• A good practical knowledge of security technologies and wider business solutions including Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Identity and access management, SIEM, remote working and cloud technologies
• Proven experience of working at a senior level leading and delivering IT Security in a sensitive and complex environment which is undergoing significant change
• Experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders
• Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations
• Experience in engaging and influencing stakeholders from diverse backgrounds
• Experience of managing and prioritising a budget, as part of financial management of a department
• Project management experience
• Experience in implementing / developing security policies and technical documentation
• Experienced in developing and managing best-of-breed enterprise IT security solutions and processes
• Robust understanding of audits and review process
• Experienced in Contingency and Disaster Recovery Planning
• Expert knowledge of security standards, legislation and best practice
• Experienced in leading, developing, performance managing and motivating a team of subject matter experts
• Experience of staff management of teams
• Experience providing IT focused Enterprise Architecture and strategy

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of the role of Data in all aspects of NHS operational activity and \'business\' processes
• Demonstrated expertise in a Healthcare environment
• Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Job Description: Director of Assurance & Cyber Security ( PDF , 250.0 KB )
• Director of Assurance & Cyber Security Pers Spec ( PDF , 73.2 KB )
• Functional Requirement Form V8 ( PDF , 928.2 KB )
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical ( PDF , 1.3 MB )