Chief Information Security Officer

At NHS Blood and Transplant, secure and resilient data and technology help connect the generosity of donors with patients whose lives depend on our services. From blood and plasma to organs, tissues, stem cells and specialist diagnostics, our technology underpins services that save and improve lives every day.

We are seeking an exceptional Chief Information Security Officer to lead some of our most important cyber security, information governance and resilience capabilities.

Working with the Executive team and leaders across the organisation, you will set the strategic direction for cyber and information security, information governance and records management.

You will provide a critical role in strengthening organisational resilience, and provide authoritative advice and assurance to senior leaders and Board committees, in an increasingly complex and volatile risk landscape.

This is a highly influential leadership role at the heart of an organisation delivering nationally critical services, where security, trust and resilience are critical. You will balance security, risk and regulatory requirements with the need to enable innovation and transformation, ensuring NHSBT can embrace new opportunities safely and confidently.

Main duties of the job

Your Duties Will Include

• Lead the development and delivery of NHSBT’s cyber security strategy, ensuring it responds to an evolving threat landscape and supports the organisation’s wider ambitions.
• Provide leadership and oversight of Cyber, Information Security, Data Privacy and Records Management ensuring NHSBT has effective controls, assurance and governance in place to protect its critical services, systems and information.
• Act as a trusted adviser to the Executive team and Board committees, providing clear, evidence-based advice on cyber threats, vulnerabilities, risk, regulatory requirements and the investment needed to address them.
• Strengthen NHSBT’s cyber resilience, ensuring the organisation is prepared to prevent, respond to and recover from significant cyber incidents and emerging threats.
• Build a strong, organisation-wide security culture, making cyber security and information protection a shared responsibility and enabling colleagues to make informed, proportionate decisions about risk.
• Lead and mature cyber and information security governance, risk and compliance arrangements, including GDPR, DSPT, CAF and relevant DHSC requirements, ensuring NHSBT maintains regulatory alignment, audit readiness and demonstrable assurance over its security control environment.
• Build, inspire and develop a diverse, inclusive and high-performing cyber and information governance team, with the skills and capabilities required to respond to current and future challenges.
• Develop influential relationships with government, NHS partners, regulators, national...

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