Job Title: Head of Information & Cyber Security
Agency: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 76,965 – 88,682 £ / Year
Job Summary
We are seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking Head of Information & Cyber Security to lead our Trust’s security strategy, ensuring our information, systems, and digital services remain resilient, compliant, and protected against evolving cyber threats.
This is a senior leadership position, accountable to the Board for establishing and maintaining a Trust-wide information security management program, responsible for shaping our information security governance framework, providing expert advice to executive leadership, developing an organisational security culture, and ensuring we meet all relevant regulatory and legislative requirements.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Information & Cyber Security is responsible for shaping and executing the Trust’s information & cyber security strategy, ensuring alignment with Trust priorities and digital transformation goals.
This role will oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of security policies, frameworks, standards, and controls and manage the Trust’s approach to risk assessment, threat intelligence, incident response and business continuity.
As Head of Information & Cyber Security, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with key regulations and standards, including NIS2, DSPT, CAF, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.
You will oversee the effective security operations, monitoring, vulnerability management and penetration testing programmes and act as the key point of contact with external partners such as the NHS Cyber Security Centre, suppliers and third-party security providers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master’s level (or relevant experience)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification or Certified Information Systems Practitioner (CISSP)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- PRINCE2, project management (or equivalent experience), and change management methodologies
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 17 March 2026
How to Apply;
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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