Role Summary
If you’re looking for a job in digital supporting NHS colleagues, or contemplating a new career, consider working with us in Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Digital Services team.
Working within a team of digital professionals we provide a full range of digital services across Devon, from desktop pc’s to server hosting to VOIP telephony. We are looking for people who are focused on providing customer focussed support and high-quality digital solutions.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
The role provides specialist support and analysis of the Trust’s Digital security systems, network technical security requirements and security incident events; to maintain and develop the highest level of IT security, ensuring that the Trust’s digital infrastructure and applications comply with best practice, along with technical, health records, cyber, and physical security standards.
The role will also be responsible for managing and reporting of Cyber Security events and ensuring any actions from audits have assigned action owners and are followed up within the specified time frames.
The post holder will fulfil required Digital Cyber Security tasks, support the development of complex analytical / reporting tools, responsible for updating and implementing process and associated Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), lead on Trust raised cyber security risk and issues relevant to own service and work as part of an extensive team; they will need to work with staff across all areas and levels within the Trust to ensure that the requirements relating to cyber security agenda are carried out.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide specialist advice, lead on and perform day-to-day operation of the Trust’s defences against cyber threats and against breaches of IT security protections
- Provide guidance on the selection, design, justification, implementation and operation of digital security strategies, technologies, processes, procedures and standards
- Support the implementation of controls to maintain the safety, confidentiality, integrity, availability and security of the Trust’s digital infrastructure and systems along with the protection of Trust and patient data, both stored and processed by infrastructure or applications managed by, or under the control of, the Trust.
- Assist Digital Service leads, Technology Specialists and Information Asset Owners to ensure best practices are developed when implementing / changing Trust’s digital services and that all system security issues and risks are managed.
- Provide specialist assistance to Digital Services on technical security issues including hands on technical configuration and day-to-day operation of devices and software. The post holder will also be required to keep up-to-date with the latest cyber and physical security techniques and technologies, to enable the Trust to maintain information security to the highest standards.
- Provide specialist analysis of developments to the Trust’s Digital Services, to ensure they are aligned with Trust, regional, and national digital strategies and comply with industry technical security requirements and standards.
- Designated specialist on cyber security information and event management tools for Digital Services and provide an expert, specialist advice service, in accordance with national and local cyber security policies and best practice; including development of others in this capability.
- Assist Service Managers / IAO’s in identifying areas in which the Trust is inadequately covered by manual and automated procedures and, in consultation with the network, data protection, information governance, technical leads and line management, develop new procedures to cover these areas, in line with policy and process.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday
Interview Date: Wednesday 27th September 2023
For further information please contact Doz Smith, Head of Infrastructure; dozsmith@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
