Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust • Aylesbury HP21 8AL
About this role
Are you passionate about protecting digital systems and making a real impact on patient care? Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a proactive and skilled Cyber Security Specialist to join our dynamic team. You’ll play a vital role in safeguarding our digital infrastructure, supporting our mission to help people lead healthier, more independent lives.
- This is a hands on role.
- Strong technical knowledge of cyber security frameworks, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
- Experience with security controls, GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) processes, and digital tools such as O365 and SharePoint. DSPT and CAF.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and mentoring skills.
- A collaborative mindset and commitment to our
Trust values
Collaborate, Aspire, Respect, Enable.
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Lead and Mentor
Guide junior team members and provide cover for senior colleagues, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
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Risk & Compliance
Conduct complex cyber security risk assessments and audits, ensuring our systems meet the highest standards, CAF and DSPT.
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Innovate & Improve
Drive process improvements, implement automation, and continuously evolve our security capabilities.
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Strategic Impact
Support the department’s strategic direction, contribute to policy development, and lead on audits and research projects.
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Incident Response
Assess and respond to incidents, vulnerabilities, and threats, using your expertise to keep our organisation secure.
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Training & Communication
Deliver specialist training and guidance, making complex information accessible to a wide audience.
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Reporting & Governance
Develop dashboards, metrics, and reports to inform decision-making and track remediation activities.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Jun 2026