Cyber Security Specialist Operational

Overview

Are you passionate about protecting digital systems and making a real impact on patient care? Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a proactive and skilled Cyber Security Specialist to join our dynamic team. You'll play a vital role in safeguarding our digital infrastructure, supporting our mission to help people lead healthier, more independent lives.

• Hands‑on role:
  Lead and mentor junior team members, providing cover for senior colleagues and fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Risk & Compliance:
  Conduct complex cyber security risk assessments and audits, ensuring our systems meet the highest standards.
• Innovate & Improve:
  Drive process improvements, implement automation, and continuously evolve our security capabilities.
• Strategic Impact:
  Support the department's strategic direction, contribute to policy development, and lead on audits and research projects.
• Incident Response:
  Assess and respond to incidents, vulnerabilities, and threats, using your expertise to keep our organisation secure.
• Training & Communication:
  Deliver specialist training and guidance, making complex information accessible to a wide audience.
• Reporting & Governance:
  Develop dashboards, metrics, and reports to inform decision‑making and track remediation activities.

• Strong technical knowledge of cyber security frameworks, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with security controls, GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) processes, and digital tools such as O365 and SharePoint. Familiarity with DSPT and CAF.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and mentoring skills.
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to our Trust values:
  Collaborate, Aspire, Respect, Enable.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you? As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside NHS benefits such as generous annual leave, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and creating a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work, guided by our CARE values: collaborate, aspire, respect, enable.

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