Job overview
Are you a hardworking, pro-active, highly able team player with drive and enthusiasm? Someone who understands the value of providing outstanding customer service and with a keen interest in Cyber Security? Who has proven themselves in their current role and wants to expand their horizons further?Then, we need you!
We are looking to recruit a full-time Cyber Security Analyst into an expanding Cyber Security team, supporting over 10,000 Healthcare users to work securely, effectively, and efficiently and utilise a continually evolving suite of digital tools, systems, and services. To also enhance our cyber security readiness and capabilities, to tackle emerging cyber risks.
The ideal candidate will have an array of skills and knowledge, through a combination of working experience, education, and self-learning, enabling them to play a central role in handling diverse cyber security activities in a complex and highly dynamic NHS Trust environment. This role is perfect for a motivated, proficient, values-driven Cyber Security/IT professional, hungry for a new challenge.
This role will require attendance at face-to-face regional meetings, cyber exercises, panels, incidents and other activities as and when required, in person not just virtually and often at limited or short notice, therefore the ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
* Your primary objective will be to ensure the Trust’s IT Infrastructure, digital services, Person Identifiable Data (PID) and other sensitive data types are protected from cyber threats. You'll be working collaboratively with internal and external stake holders, helping to check or develop security aspects of design, build, implementation, operation, process, and policy, to ensure they are secure, resilient, and compliant with local and national standards.
* You’ll assist with Cyber Security incident detection, response and recovery as well as the development, implementation, maintenance and testing of the Trust’s Cyber Incident Response Plan (CIRP) and Security Strategy.
* You will also work on and be actively involved with the development, implementation and maintenance of cyber security policies, controls, threat analysis, testing, assessments, auditing, reporting, detailed documentation, training, and other security activities.
* You’ll be promoting cyber security awareness, good practice and compliance amidst end users, Trust service leads and other stake holders, helping to identify the risks, statutory requirements, and benefits, to ensure that high standards of cyber security are continually, efficiently, and effectively applied across the Trust.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Information on our interview process
The interview process for shortlisted candidates consists of two rounds: the first is a 90-minute in person panel interview and closed-book knowledge test in Oxford (no remote option).
One week later, successful candidates will take part in a second round, which is a 2-hour remote deep dive interview via MS Teams, incorporating a cybersecurity scenario simulation and further tests.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Question 1: Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Please describe the knowledge you possess that directly aligns with the person specification and responsibilities outlined in the job description. Include details of how and where this knowledge was gained, the extent of your understanding, and why it is relevant to the role. Rather than responding generically and listing knowledge, focus on providing clear context that demonstrates your suitability.
Question 2: Skills
Essential criteria
* Please describe the skills you possess that directly align with the person specification and responsibilities outlined in the job description. Include details of how and where skills were gained, the extent of your use of those skills, and why they are relevant to the role. Rather than responding generically and listing skills, focus on providing clear context that demonstrates your suitability.
Question 3: Experience
Essential criteria
* Please describe the experience you have that directly aligns with the person specification and responsibilities outlined in the job description. Include details of how and where the experience was gained, the extent of your involvement & responsibility, and why it is relevant to the role. Rather than responding generically and listing experience, focus on providing clear context that demonstrates your suitability.
Question 4: Responsibilities
Essential criteria
* Please describe formal responsibilities you have had that directly align with the person specification and responsibilities outlined in the job description. Include details of which roles those responsibilities relate to, the extent of your involvement & responsibility, and how they could be relevant to the role. Rather than responding generically and listing responsibilities, focus on providing clear context that demonstrates your suitability.
Question 5: Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Please describe the interpersonal, communication and administrative skills and experience you have, that directly align with the person specification and responsibilities outlined in the job description. Include details of how and where these were gained and applied, the extent of your abilities, and how they could be applied to the role. Rather than responding generically and listing qualities, focus on providing clear context that demonstrates your suitability.
Documents to Download
Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 257.9KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Cyber Security Recruitment
Title: Cyber Security Manager
Email: Cyber.Public@OxfordHealth.nhs.uk
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