Cyber Security Analyst

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Elland; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Home or remote working

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Cyber Security Analyst to join the Health Informatics Service. The role supports developing a security program, identifying assets needing protection, and implementing policies to safeguard systems and data across the NHS infrastructure.

The post requires technical risk assessments, incident response, and knowledge of GDPR, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials, and DSPT.

Qualifications

• GCSE Educated or Higher Education level or equivalent working experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Willingness to undertake professional training relating to the role.
• Regularly review and maintain any attained Registration or Certificates relevant to the post.
• Qualifications surrounding systems security software.

Responsibilities

• Develop a security program addressing identified risks and business security requirements.
• Identify assets requiring security controls and determine appropriate security policies; research, evaluate, design, test and plan implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software.
• Assist with technical risk assessments such as vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and risk reviews for new applications and third party risk assessments.
• Assist with compliance efforts and security policy enforcement within the organization.
• Test for production issues, respond to incidents, and implement countermeasures.
• Assist with industry security compliance standards such as DSP Toolkit, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials & PCI DSS.
• Monitor security solutions and triage incidents through to resolution.

Education

GCSE/Higher Education

Tools

Microsoft & Linux OS

Security software knowledge

Job description

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Cyber Security Analyst

The closing date is 12 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our organization. We are looking to appoint a highly self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who enjoys defending against a challenging and fast paced cyber threat landscape.

The Health Informatics Service is a well-established, innovative, and award-winning digital healthcare and IT specialist. We work with public, private, and charitable health and care organisations across the UK and are hosted by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Our tried and trusted solutions have been developed and refined by our dedicated team of health informatics experts who share the sector's passion and values for providing the best possible care, insight and service for patients and customers.

Main duties of the job

The postholder: -

• Work with the Cyber Security Manager and peers to develop a security program that addresses identified risks and business security requirements.
• Work with selected resource owners to identify company IT assets that require security controls and determine appropriate security policies for identified resources. Research, evaluate, design, test, and plan the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software, and analyse its impact on the existing environment.
• Assist the Cyber Security Manager with technical risk assessments, such as vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and risk reviews for new applications, and third party risk assessments.
• Assist team leads with compliance efforts and security policies, as well as the enforcement of policies within the organization.
• Test for production issues, respond to incidents, and perform related countermeasures.
• Assist with industry security compliance standards such as DSP Toolkit, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials & PCI DSS.
• Monitor security solutions and triage incidents through to resolution

About us

CHFT is an integrated acute and community Trust serving diverse communities across Calderdale and Kirklees, with strong partnerships across West Yorkshire. We are proud of our One Culture of Care -- caring for each other with the same compassion, kindness and respect that we show our patients -- and of the values that underpin how we work: we put people first, we go see, we work together to get results, and we do the must dos.

CHFT is recognised as a forward looking, digitally enabled Trust, with a strong track record of using data, innovation and system collaboration to improve quality, safety and outcomes. We are ambitious about the role that acute trusts play in prevention, population health and reducing inequalities, and this post sits at the heart of that agenda.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.

Qualifications

• GCSE Educated or Higher Education level or equivalent working experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake professional training relating to the role
• Regularly review and maintain any attained Registration or Certificates relevant to the post
• Qualifications surrounding systems security software

Knowledge

• Experience in working in the NHS or other large organizations
• Substantial knowledge of NHS systems and legacy healthcare applications within the IT environment
• Knowledge of reviewing process/procedures and recommending change to secure hardware & Network security resilience.
• Record of accomplishment in developing agreed objectives and processes to increase efficiency of tasks in post
• Actively lead on project initiatives where security and data protection are key
• Analyses, investigates and resolves complex IM&T queries and issues/problems e.g., System errors, breaches of security or confidentiality, user requirements which may require configuration of software and hardware, unusual data trends, training requirements based on needs analysis
• Knowledge of security compliance regulations including GDPR, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, DCB1596 & DSPT
• Be well versed in system administration protocols and can adapt to managing several complex systems at once
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft & Linux Operating Systems
• Knowledge of programming/scripting languages such as Python, VBScript, C#, C++, Java, Ruby, Node, Go and/or PowerShell

Communication & Relationships

• Ability to work under pressure and handle many different tasks at a time
• Ability to communicate effectively complex information, to a wider audience
• Ability to work both autonomously or in a team environment where appropriate
• Work to support less experienced IT staff
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

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.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Health Informatics Service (THIS)

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearper annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working

Reference number

372-THIS1429-A

Job locations

The Health Informatics Service (THIS)