Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Head of Cyber Security Operations

The closing date is 28 July 2025

Job summary

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.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£54,550 to £61,412 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-AC180-0725

Job locations

The Communications Hub Williamstown

Williamstown

CF40 1AG


Job description

Job responsibilities

This appointment will manage all aspects of the Health Boards Cyber Security Operations in an efficient manner and appropriate to the requirements of the individual services supported, to include: Malware detection and eradication Secure configuration Compliance to standards such as NIS-D, CE+, NIST Update and Vulnerability Management Legacy platform eradication Support the adoption of cloud services Budgetary control System resilience and recovery All resources associated with cyber security including hardware, software and a team of Senior Cyber Security Managers, Officers and junior staff.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This appointment will manage all aspects of the Health Boards Cyber Security Operations in an efficient manner and appropriate to the requirements of the individual services supported, to include: Malware detection and eradication Secure configuration Compliance to standards such as NIS-D, CE+, NIST Update and Vulnerability Management Legacy platform eradication Support the adoption of cloud services Budgetary control System resilience and recovery All resources associated with cyber security including hardware, software and a team of Senior Cyber Security Managers, Officers and junior staff.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

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
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

The Communications Hub Williamstown

Williamstown

CF40 1AG


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

The Communications Hub Williamstown

Williamstown

CF40 1AG


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Infrastructure and Security Architect

Paul Chilcott

paul.chilcott@wales.nhs.uk

01685724434

Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£54,550 to £61,412 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-AC180-0725

Job locations

The Communications Hub Williamstown

Williamstown

CF40 1AG


Supporting documents

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