Information Security Manager

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a passionate individual to work as an Information Security Manager within our Digital Healthcare Technology division to work on our Information Security Management System.

This role will provide important technical and management functions within our information security team contributing towards meeting information security standards and reducing information risks.

You will be working on aspects of our Information Security Management System, with a focus on maintaining and improving information security standards, threat and vulnerability management and policy control. This involves managing teams and advising a range of stakeholders at all levels in the organisation.

Main duties of the job

1. Be a senior member of our team, including service management, line management and financial management as required.
2. Provide specialist advice as a subject matter expert to all stakeholders.
3. Engage with, and in some cases lead on relevant projects, influencing design, identifying risks and setting security expectations.
4. Manage multiple information systems and security tools, conduct or coordinate defensive testing, analyse results and identify risks.
5. Manage threat and vulnerability management procedures.
6. Manage and support information security incidents.
7. Collect and analyse highly complex security logs, present findings and manage remediation activities.
8. Research and evaluate emerging information security and cyber security threats.
9. Develop and maintain an agreed set of security baselines and models that can be re-used with minimal review.
10. Support, and in some cases, lead the development of policy conformance and policy related risks.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
• Eastman Dental Hospital
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Masters degree level qualification relevant for the role or demonstrable equivalent level of experience.
• Specialist cybersecurity related qualification or demonstrable equivalent level of experience.

Experience

• Previous experience of supporting strategic plans and policies.
• Previous experience of project and change management skills and/or techniques.
• Experience of working in a large and complex multi-tiered environment.
• Previous experience of working in digital in the NHS or a healthcare setting.

Skills and Abilities

• In depth knowledge of digital best practice and procedures.
• Good understanding of information security.
• Good understanding of information governance.
• Broad working knowledge of current practices and issues in the cybersecurity field.
• Advanced digital skills.
• Proven ability for attention to detail.
• Able to use own judgement and problem solve on highly complex issues.
• Able to plan, prioritise and manage conflicting and complex agendas and priorities for yourself and others, in order to meet challenging deadlines.
• Able to effectively evaluate multiple options to aid decision making.
• Able to analyse very complex issues where information is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
• Able to act as a change agent.
• Able to foster excellent working relationships at all levels.

Communication

• Excellent communication skills in order to convey highly complex and highly sensitive digital / cyber issues to a non-digital / cyber audience.
• Able to hold coaching conversations with team members, guiding and supporting as necessary.
• Able to build relationships with ease, gaining trust and maintaining confidentiality.

Personal and People Development

• Previous experience of line or team management.
• A flexible and a 'can-do' approach to work.
• Demonstrates care and compassion in all aspects of work.
• Able to motivate others and role model.
• Commitment to CPD of self and others. Linking in to NHS E to stay informed, looking at tools that could be the best for the organisation, keeping up to date with current threats e.g. listening to podcasts etc.

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Demonstratable understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£61,927 to £68,676 a year Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS