Head of Cyber Security and Information Governance

4 weeks ago


Stevenage, United Kingdom East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Full time

We are recruiting for a Head of Information Governance and Security who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients

The post holder will be responsible as the designated specialist on information security and IT Governance including GDPR for East & North Herts NHS Trust (ENH) and provide an expert specialist advice service, in accordance with national, regional and local IG and cyber security policies.

In addition, the post holder will be expected to work with and have access to Chief Executive Officers and Senior Managers should a significant security breach occur.

To be a member of the Information governance steering group and provide expertise and support for the cyber security improvement plans identified through the Data Security Protection Toolkit.

To provide this support by making an expert assessment of current IT security controls and make proposals to develop technical and managerial measures to improve IT security.

Our Values areInclude,Respect andImprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

To lead and ensure the timely completion of the annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit, and take the lead on specific measures, in order to gain internal authorisation prior to submission in line with the national deadlines.

To identify risks across the Trust in relation to information governance, ensure actions taken to mitigate the risks and escalated as appropriate and maintain an Information Governance Risk Register.

Interpret the legislation and national guidance in relation to Information Governance and make recommendations to ensure that the Trust meets the requirements.

To liaise with key stakeholders across all Trust sites and undertake a review of the Trust’s Information data mapping and then develop and implement a year on year improvement plan that takes into account the current and future needs of the Trust.

Develop an expert knowledge of legislation relating to the Data Protection Act, GDPR, NHS Codes of Practice and legal obligations for data confidentiality, data security, and related topics and use this to inform the Trust business processes.

To identify areas in which ENH is inadequately covered by IT security policies and procedures and, in consultation with Digital leads, Data Protection Officer (DPO) and industry expert Support senior managers in presenting these to the relevant Boards or other approval bodies.

To report progress, issues, risk and assurance to the CIO/SIRO and to the Trust Board through the agreed governance structure.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

**We run the following hospitals**:

- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.



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