Deputy Director Cyber Security Engagement and Compliance

Job summary

The Joint Cyber Unit (JCU) is a collaboration between the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England (NHSE). The JCU is embedded within the Digital Policy Unit (DPU), a unit comprising both DHSC staff and NHSE staff intended to design, plan and build adigitally enabled, data driven and safe health and social care system with ministers and the NHS.The

DPU is a sub-directorate of the Transformation Directorate, which enables the delivery of the best care and outcomes for the NHS and the people it serves by improving population health and patient pathways, rapidly adopting effective technologies, building on insights from data and edge-cutting research, and by transforming the way that care is delivered.

Purpose of the JCUThe JCU sets develops and implements strategy, policy and standards for cyber security across the NHS and Adult Social Care in England. It has responsibility for designing, implementing and the ongoing assurance of the cyber security system risk management and compliance framework in place across the wider health and care system, as well as simplifying and transforming information governance.

Main duties of the jobAs a Deputy Director the post holder will work across the Joint Cyber Unit, which leads on cyber security across the health and care sector (including for NHS organisations, NHS England Regions, Integrated Care Systems, Adult Social Care Providers, and major suppliers of IT products and software to the sector) and increasing compliance with mandated cyber security standards.

The role requires a strong understanding of cyber security or significant technical knowledge and will lead on:

Leadership and development of teams across JCUGovernance, Risk and Compliance Strategy and Policy Stakeholder management and engagement

It is expected that the postholder, will as be required, play a leading role in supporting the management of any NHS or wider health and care system cyber incidents and will oversee the High Severity Alert Process. This can mean being expected to work out of hours and ut usNHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers.

These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS  March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

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

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

Details Date posted
25 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 9

Salary
112,782 to 129,783 a year

(exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time,

Part-time,

Job share,

Flexible working

Reference number
990-TDD-DPU-EC4612-EJob locations

Wellington House (London) / Wellington Place (Leeds)
London/LeedsSE1 8UG
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

Candidate Essential requirements

Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects.

A willingness to train to gain or hold appropriate cyber qualifications. (ISACA:
Certified Information…