Digital Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is looking for a motivated Digital Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist to join its cyber team. This role involves monitoring systems, analyzing threats, and supporting secure digital services for patient care. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in cyber security within a large healthcare environment. Applicants should be prepared to engage with various stakeholders and contribute to maintaining the Trust's security posture according to national frameworks.

Qualifications

• Essential: Knowledge of current IT cyber security issues and management of complex IT infrastructure.
• Knowledge of security standards, legislation, and best practice.
• Knowledge of network security and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Support daily monitoring of security tools to detect threats.
• Assist with incident response, producing accurate reports.
• Contribute to the development of cyber security policies.

Skills

Technical knowledge of security issues and products

Organisational skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to undertake complex risk assessments

Education

MCSE or equivalent level

Degree Level or equivalent knowledge

Job description

Job Summary

We're looking for a motivated and detail-focused Digital Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist to join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's expanding cyber team. You’ll play a key role in protecting the Trust’s digital estate – monitoring systems, analysing threats, and supporting the delivery of secure, compliant digital services that underpin patient care. Working alongside senior cyber, infrastructure and operations colleagues, you’ll help maintain and improve the Trust’s security posture in line with national frameworks such as the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT). This role is ideal for someone with hands‑on technical experience who is ready to build deeper expertise in cyber security within a large‑scale, high‑impact healthcare environment.

Main Duties

• Support daily monitoring of security tools (antivirus, encryption, SIEM, firewall, vulnerability scanning) to detect and respond to potential threats.
• Assist with incident response and forensic investigation, producing accurate reports and escalating where required.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of cyber security policies, procedures, and awareness materials.
• Participate in regular security testing, auditing, and compliance reviews, tracking actions through to closure.
• Help assess and document cyber risks, recording these within the Trust’s assurance framework.
• Support the configuration and monitoring of patching, updates, and endpoint protection across the digital estate.
• Provide specialist advice to colleagues and suppliers on security best practice and data protection requirements.
• Keep up to date with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies, sharing insights with the wider team.
• Build strong working relationships with clinical, operational and technical stakeholders to ensure secure service delivery.
• Contribute to training and awareness sessions promoting good security behaviour across MFT.

About Us

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester – the largest health academic campus in Europe. With a workforce of over 30,000 colleagues, we deliver exceptional care to more than 1 million people every year. Behind every patient cared for are people like you, keeping services running smoothly and creating safe, welcoming environments. At MFT we value teamwork, respect, and inclusion, supporting your wellbeing, ambition, and success. Your role matters, your impact is real, and you’re part of something bigger from day one.

Details

• Date posted: 15 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year (pro rata)
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 349‑COR‑7612333‑RL4
• Job location: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust – Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential: MCSE or equivalent level and Degree Level (or) equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
• Desirable: Expert knowledge of IT security industry and developments.

Knowledge & Experience

• Essential: Knowledge of current IT cyber security issues, management of a complex IT infrastructure within the NHS or large enterprise level organisation, good knowledge of security standards, legislation and best practice.
• Knowledge of network security, operating systems and application security, access control methodology, physical security in an IT environment, incident response, risk assessment.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of technical applications, ability to think ahead and anticipate problems, issues and solutions, Active Directory Management, anti‑virus infrastructure, Windows Server knowledge.
• Desirable: Experience with best‑of‑breed enterprise IT security appliances, working under pressure with time restrictions, disaster recovery and business continuity knowledge, Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp experience, firewall technologies knowledge, SAN technologies, VMware knowledge, Azure/AWS.

Skills

• Essential: Specialist technical knowledge of security issues and products to diagnose and resolve complex security issues; capacity to undertake complex risk assessments; organisational skills; strong communication skills, both verbal and written; report writing and procedure/policy development; good time management; capacity to communicate complex matters to non‑technical persons; ability to organise self and others and to work on own initiative; ability to work to deadlines, prioritise tasks and manage in a busy pressurised climate; ability to prioritise and plan use of resources.
• Desirable: Ability to communicate complex information to all levels of staff, project management, business change management.

Knowledge

• Essential: In‑depth knowledge of the laws as they apply to IT security and recommended standards adopted by appropriate bodies such as NHSDigital; breadth of knowledge across IT desktop applications, operating systems, networking, computer technology, database technology, security, virtualisation, Citrix, SAN technologies, Microsoft Server and supporting services.
• Desirable: Knowledge of current NHS information technology issues, standards and procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require a 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.

Employer Details

• Employer name: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust – Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
• Website: https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/