Cyber Security Specialist - Maidstone, United Kingdom - Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Maidstone, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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You will support the management of NHS Digital's Data Security Protection Toolkit (DSPT) information security initiative across the Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT), providing advice and direction to all staff, including the IT Service team, IT Projects and IT Infrastructure Team on information and cyber security, governance and assurance.


You will work closely with the other senior IT managers allocated to the service portfolio and assist in protecting and improving the cyber security posture of the organisation working in alignment and collaboration with other NHS organisations, central NHS functions as well as trusted cyber authorities.


  • Overall management of the information and cyber security role across the Trust technical estate
  • Implementing midterm (12 years) compliance, performance and information security (IS) strategies and related policies
  • Establishing, managing and implementing a range of compliance, performance and Information Security projects that will support organisational objectives and the NHS Digital Cyber Security programme
  • Provide the technical lead in supporting the response to any cyber attack or risk across the Trust technical estate, including risk analysis, reporting and maintaining communication channels between stakeholders
  • Monitoring and maintaining compliance, performance and information security system resources
  • Ensuring that the Trust scans for vulnerabilities periodically using the latest Cyber security products
  • Providing robust, effective and responsive compliance, performance / and Information Security
  • To review new IT technologies and projects for compliance with policies for: ICO, NHS Digital, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Cyber Essentials scheme
  • Ensuring CareCERTs issued to the Trust are recorded and actions plans are put in place to rectify any vulnerabilities
  • Ensure the Trust has appropriate Cyber Security training and guidance in place
  • Review and consult on all privacy impact assessments involving IT and new technology
  • Ensuring that the Trust maintains its current Cyber Essentials certification status

Additional Working Pattern: 7.5 hours per day

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated 'outstanding' by the CQC.

We've got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities.

To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent.

We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

We've signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. From 1 April 2021, the minimum salary we'll pay is £9.90 per hour (excluding apprentices).

The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage.

Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we're delivering our pledge to be the best employer.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we're reminded every day how important life is.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments.

We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role.

Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.


Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

Find out more about the community differencehere.

Good luck We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity


Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated.

In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.


It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers.


With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency-based interview that you will invited to.

This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully sh
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