Senior Digital Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is looking for a Senior Digital Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist to enhance its cyber resilience. This full-time role requires you to act as a subject matter expert, ensuring compliance with information security policies and leading on incident investigations. You will engage in risk assessments, develop security policies, and support a team dedicated to protecting vital healthcare systems. The position offers a competitive salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per annum, along with professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of current IT cyber security issues.
• Experience managing enterprise IT security appliances.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert in cyber security.
• Monitor the Trust’s digital infrastructure daily.
• Conduct regular security testing and audits.

Skills

Cyber security expertise

Incident investigation

Risk assessment

Emergency response planning

Compliance with security standards

Education

MCSE or equivalent

Degree or equivalent knowledge

Tools

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Firewall technologies

VMware

Job description

Senior Digital Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist

The closing date is 29 December 2025

We're looking for a proactive and technically-skilled Senior Digital Cyber Security & Compliance Specialist to help strengthen and evolve the cyber resilience of one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK.

You’ll act as a subject matter expert in cyber security -- providing hands‑on support, technical assurance and specialist guidance to colleagues across Digital and Clinical teams. Working alongside the Chief Information Security Officer, the Digital Cyber Security & Compliance Manager, and senior colleagues across Datacentre, Networks, Operations and Architecture, you’ll help design, implement and monitor controls that keep our systems, data and patients safe.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at enterprise scale -- protecting critical healthcare infrastructure, supporting national frameworks such as DSPT and NIS Regulations, and contributing directly to the Trust’s long‑term cyber strategy.

Main duties of the job

Act as a cyber security subject matter expert, supporting Trust-wide compliance with information security policies, standards and frameworks.

Monitor and analyse the Trust’s digital infrastructure daily using enterprise security tools (e.g. AV, SIEM, EDR, firewall and encryption platforms) to detect and mitigate emerging threats.

Lead on incident investigation and forensics, ensuring accurate reporting, documentation and learning outcomes.

Conduct regular security testing and audits, producing high‑quality reports and coordinating remediation activities with relevant teams.

Develop and maintain cyber security policies, procedures and awareness training to embed secure behaviours across the organisation.

Support the implementation and tuning of SIEM and related monitoring platforms, ensuring effective detection and response capabilities.

Provide technical input and assurance for projects, ensuring new solutions meet Trust and national security requirements.

Liaise with clinical, technical and supplier stakeholders to balance operational delivery with security best practice.

Contribute to risk assessments, documenting and escalating security risks through appropriate governance and assurance frameworks.

Keep abreast of current and emerging cyber threats, technologies and regulatory changes, translating these into practical advice for the organisation.

About us

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - what better place to shape and develop your leadership career. We deliver care to over 1 million patients & users each year through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. Our 30,000 plus strong workforce is central to our success and innovation. You will play a pivotal part in supporting our operational excellence and strategic ambitions. You'll work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, driving improvements that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and service efficiency across the Trust. MFT offers a dynamic, inclusive environment where your leadership, ideas, and expertise are valued. You'll have access to professional development, digital tools and opportunities to contribute to transformational projects that shape the future of healthcare delivery. We are committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing, recognising the vital role you play in our organisation's success. Join us and help shape the future of our Trust--make a real difference to our teams, our services, and our communities, and fundamentally, our patients.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOUfor our patients, our communities, and each other. As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone. Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MCSE or equivalent level and Degree Level (or) Equivalent knowledge skills and experience
• Demonstrate commitment to ongoing personal development
• Evidence of Personal Development
• Expert knowledge of IT security industry and developments.

Knowledge/Experience

• Expert knowledge of current IT cyber security issues
• Experience developing and managing best‑of‑breed enterprise IT security appliances
• Management of a complex IT Infrastructure within the NHS or large enterprise level organisation
• Contingency and Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Expert knowledge of security standards, legislation and best practice
• Ability to think ahead and anticipate problems, issues and solutions
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Experience providing IT focused Enterprise Architecture and strategy
• Work under pressure with time restrictions
• Exchange 2010/13 infrastructure knowledge
• Firewall technologies knowledge
• SAN Technologies
• VMware knowledge

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

349-COR-7612109-RL4

Job locations

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust