The Cyber Security team are looking to recruit a specialist to join the team and work alongside lead roles and team members, in order to assist with the design, development & assurance of new services 

What we are looking for 

We are seeking candidates with the commitment, experience, skills and knowledge to provide the necessary level of cyber security involvement for services across NHS Wales. Candidates must be capable of managing the robust and consistent design and assurance required to support the delivery new digital services. Experienced in managing the delivery and provision of cyber security services within a large and complex organisation, you will have excellent planning and organization skills, coupled with practical knowledge of risk management methodology. An exceptional communicator, you shall be expected to establish working relationships with staff at all levels within DHCW, including clinicians and the wider user community. 

As a specialist, you will primarily be responsibility for the workstream within the national assurance group, ensuring that all proposals receive a thorough review to identify all necessary cyber security activities and are fully integrated within the internal risk management process. 

This role will also be responsible for ensuring the correct implementation of the cyber security strategies to enhance the protection of critical national infrastructure and clinically critical applications. Working closely with stakeholders at all levels within local Health Boards / Trusts, other public sector organisations in Wales, and security professionals throughout the UK in order to ensure that our systems are positioned to proactively identify, respond, recover and ultimately defend against Cyber related threats. 

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is an expert national body and part of NHS Wales. We work in partnership with NHS Wales colleagues and other key stakeholders to provide national digital and data services which support the delivery of health and social care in Wales. Modern health and care services depend on good digital tools, data and information. DHCW runs or works with more than 100 services and delivers major national digital transformation programmes to support this. In addition, DHCW provides expert advice in relation to cyber security and information governance. We give frontline staff the digital tools which help them provide safer and more efficient care. We are also giving patients and the public digital tools to better manage their own health and wellbeing, empowering people to live healthier lives. We put people at the heart of what we do, working to the highest standards to deliver quality and make digital a force for good in health and care. 

Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.