Associate Director of Digital Audit and Assurance Services

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a skilled professional to lead its digital and information governance service. The role involves managing complex issues related to cyber security and data protection within a large trust serving a diverse population. Ideal candidates should hold a professional registration in cyber audit and assurance, reflecting their expertise in the field. Join a committed team focused on health and wellbeing while contributing to innovative patient care.

Benefits

Support for health and wellbeing

Career development and management training

Qualifications

• Suitably qualified in line with the National Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Resilience Audit scheme.

Responsibilities

• Lead responsibility for the development, delivery, management of digital information governance service.
• Investigate and advise on complex issues regarding cyber security and data protection.

Education

Professional registration for the Cyber Audit and Assurance Chartership

Job description

Overview

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under‑represented within the Trust. Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values.

Responsibilities

• Lead responsibility for the development, delivery, management and promotion of ASW's digital and information governance service, including delivery of mandated digital assurance work to meet statutory requirements.
• Investigate and advise on complex issues, including detailed cyber security, data protection and information governance assurance, and support improvement in the monitoring and remediation of risk.
• Commercial development and growth of the digital assurance service.
• Lead the digital development of ASW Assurance and its clients around digital risk management, AI and data security.
• Work with the Senior Management Team to determine the strategic direction of ASW Assurance and deliver a professional IG service fit for current and future needs.
• Performance manage the team, ensuring that all staff fulfil their job purpose as per their job descriptions.
• Design a framework for delivery of complex, risk‑based digital plans to produce assurances to fulfil the requirements of the Head of Internal Audit Opinion or the objectives of consultancy assignments.
• Lead quality assurance of all digital assurance work within agreed deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Manage and develop key relationships with clients at Board level, being recognised as a subject matter expert in the areas of digital service management, security and data protection.
• Develop the skill set of the digital function.
• Plan the resources of the digital function, ensuring timetables are delivered with regard to Audit Committee or agreed client deadlines, project plans and legal/regulatory deadlines.
• Build networks to support the aim of securing high‑profile and complementary advisory assignments resulting in income generation.
• Lead research to develop and pilot approaches to emerging auditable areas and/or redevelop existing approaches to maximise the efficiency and quality of outcomes.

Qualifications

• Postholder will be suitably qualified in line with the National Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Resilience Audit scheme and hold a professional registration for the Cyber Audit and Assurance Chartership.

Benefits and Working Conditions

• As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
• Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff, supporting you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support.
• UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at interview.
• If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points‑based system.
• The Trust uses electronic new‑starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
• Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e‑mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

Organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward‑thinking multi‑award‑winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.