The post holder will contribute to the delivery of Healthcare for people within the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area, by ensuring that the Health Board’s Cyber Security defences are robust and effectively managed to optimal standards.
They will also ensure that all aspects of this service are fit for purpose, deliver value and identify and mitigate risks as appropriate. The delivery of these services will also need to be carried out in a manner that aligns to both industry, organisational and national standards where applicable.
Main duties of the job
To support ongoing developments with the delivery Digital services within the Health Board, the CTM ICT Department are looking to appoint a Head of Cyber Security Operations.
Applicants should be educated to degree level, preferably in a cyber security related subject, or have appropriate / equivalent experience. Previous experience in an ICT Management role, is required, and the candidate should have practical experience in ICT Operations, ideally in the Healthcare setting.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Person Specification
Technical Qualificaitons and Experience
Essential
- BSc Degree in related area
- Professional Qualifications in Cyber Security
Desirable
- Masters in related area
- Welsh language Speaking/Listening Level 3 or above
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of IT Management at a senior level within an NHS organisation.
- Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external organisations and boards
- Extensive experience as a Cyber Security Professional
- Experience of working in a technical support role and proven experience in the development and support of ICT systems.
Desirable
- Experience of Application Support
- Experience of Server Support
- Experience of performance and data management
- Experience of Network Support
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.
Applications from job seekers who require 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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 28 July 2025
