Information Security and Compliance Lead

Information Security and Compliance Lead We’re looking for a motivated and detail‑driven Information Security & Compliance Lead to help us strengthen the way we govern, protect and assure our digital environment. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our systems, services and processes meet national standards and regulatory expectations, including DSPT, Cyber Essentials Plus and the Cyber Assessment Framework. Working closely with our Head of Information Security & Enterprise Architecture, you’ll provide senior support across policy development, assurance activity, supplier governance and risk management. You’ll help us maintain a robust and well‑evidenced Information Security Management System (ISMS), ensuring our approach to compliance is consistent, well‑structured and embedded across the organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with hands‑on security or infrastructure experience who now wants to broaden their impact across compliance, governance and operational assurance. You’ll collaborate with technical teams, service operations and transformation colleagues, helping to embed secure‑by‑design thinking and maintain a strong security posture across our hybrid digital estate. From time to time, you may need to visit our Runcorn office or another HCRG site as part of the role. Main Responsibilities Support the delivery and monitoring of secure infrastructure services across cloud, on‑premises and hybrid environments. Ensure security and compliance controls are applied consistently across networks, servers, endpoints and backup environments. Contribute to the maintenance of the Information Security Management System (ISMS), including policies, procedures and risk registers. Support internal and external audit activity, evidence gathering and assurance reviews. Monitor compliance with frameworks such as DSPT, Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) and the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). Provide clear, practical security and compliance input for supplier reviews, contract renewals and new technology onboarding. Support incident management processes, including root cause analysis and follow‑up improvements. Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery planning with relevant technical teams. Collaborate closely with Infrastructure, Service Operations, Business Systems and Transformation teams to embed secure‑by‑design principles across services and projects. Share guidance, raise awareness and promote good security and compliance practices across the organisation. Ideal Candidate We’re looking for someone who is genuinely confident working in a compliance‑led security role, understands how to apply standards, manage evidence, guide colleagues and keep us aligned with national requirements. You’ll be comfortable balancing practical security with robust governance, and you’ll bring a steady, structured approach to maintaining assurance across our digital environment. Essential Qualifications Strong understanding of information security principles, with the ability to apply them in a compliance and governance context. Hands‑on experience supporting compliance with frameworks such as: Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) or ISO 27001 Confident reviewing controls, assessing risks and producing clear, well‑evidenced mitigation plans. Familiarity with public sector or NHS data protection responsibilities, including GDPR and NHS Data Security Standards. Experience contributing to incident response and ensuring that lessons learned are properly documented and embedded. Strong documentation skills – able to produce accurate policies, procedures, risk records and audit evidence. Comfortable working with Infrastructure, Service Operations and Transformation teams to ensure security and compliance requirements are understood and built in from the start. Able to work effectively with auditors, suppliers and governance groups, presenting information clearly and professionally. Desirable Experience working within private cloud or hybrid environments, particularly where compliance requirements vary across services. Familiarity with toolsets such as EDR, vulnerability scanning, SIEM or MDM, particularly in relation to evidence gathering and assurance reporting. Relevant professional certifications (e.g., Security+, SSCP, ISO 27001, CISMP, CISSP Associate). Understanding of backup and disaster recovery security principles, including compliance considerations. Package Description £50,000 – £55,000 with group pension. Private medical insurance with fast access to specialist support. Membership of My Reward Hub, giving discounts on everyday purchases, cashback and voucher offers. Access to your wages as you earn them, helping you manage unexpected expenses without high interest or overdraft fees. Online and face‑to‑face wellbeing support for mental and physical health. Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and professional development. An open, supportive culture where your ideas and contributions can shape how we deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care, supported by at least £100,000 of ring‑fenced innovation funding each year. The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards, with the majority of our services rated “Good” or “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission. About The Company We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work‑environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of utmost importance, so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and all team members are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Finally, please note that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know more about how we use your information, please see our website’s privacy policy. Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior Level Employment Type: Full‑time Job Function: Information Technology Industry: Hospitals and Health Care #J-18808-Ljbffr