Overview
NHS England’s Chief Information Security Office (CISO) Function’s purpose is to enable safe care and build public trust by strengthening the cyber resilience of the NHS. The CISO supports the Transformation Directorate’s purpose of delivering the best care and outcomes for patients, and enables faster, safer digital transformation of the NHS.
Role
As part of the CISO Function the Senior Cyber Security Advisor sit in the Secure Consulting Team who provide specialist cyber security consultancy services to NHS England’s Critical National Infrastructure and major national services, ensuring these services and digital programmes are Secure by Design. Senior Cyber Security Advisors ensure NHS England's systems operate from a cyber resilient architecture. They provide detailed cyber guidance to programme delivery teams, including architecture, software engineering and infrastructure, supporting the management of cyber risk. This is an exciting opportunity to help deliver cyber resilient systems for the NHS. You’ll be given the support and autonomy to use your skills, knowledge, and experience, to make a real impact on improving people’s lives.
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct security assessments and threat modelling, articulate cyber risk and recommend mitigating controls to ensure systems are designed securely.
* Provide specialist cyber security guidance aligned to NHSE security policy and industry best practice, covering the main technology pillars, including Cloud (hybrid), IAM, software and infrastructure engineering.
* Proactively interact with delivery and service teams to gather information, provide guidance to resolve security issues and make recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Embed security culture within assigned programmes, enabling teams to build systems securely from the ground up.
* Implement project level strategies, defining objectives and addressing technology related controls, risks, and issues.
* Support programmes and projects in the delivery of secure systems.
* Conduct risk assessments within assigned programmes to determine potential impact and recommend mitigation strategies.
Benefits
This role of Senior Cyber Security Advisor has been awarded a Recruitment and Retention Premia (RRP) in response to current labour market conditions. In recognition of this, the role attracts an additional monthly RRP payment equal to 20% per annum. Please be aware that RRP is non contractual and subject to review.
Compliance & Eligibility
Important: Please be aware there are residency requirements you need to meet: All NHS England Cyber Security personnel must hold Security Clearance level as a minimum. To meet National Security Vetting requirements, SC clearances require 5 years continuous UK residency. In certain cases, this can be reduced to three years continuous UK residency, with additional overseas checks for the previous two years. Candidates who were posted abroad for service with HM Government, Armed Forces or within a UK government role – will still be considered. Please make sure you meet these requirements before applying for this role. You don’t need to have SC already, however, failure to achieve the requirements for SC after offer will result in the job offer being withdrawn. For further advice please check https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels#security-check-sc
Recruitment Process
* Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
* 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 recruitment process.
* Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.
* Please ensure your supporting statement includes demonstratable evidence and specific examples on how you meet the criteria for each of the key skills specified. This will be used in both the shortlisting and interview processes.
Application Deadline
This advert closes on Thursday 30 Oct 2025
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