Cyber Security Advisor

NHS England’s Chief Information Security Office (CISO) Function’s purpose is to enable safe care and build public trust by strengthening the cyber resilience of the NHS. The CISO supports the Technology Digital and Data Directorate’s purpose of delivering the best care and outcomes for patients, and enables faster, safer digital transformation of the NHS. 

The Cyber Security Advisor sits in the Secure Consultancy Team and works closely with programmes, project teams and DevOps teams to ensure systems are underpinned by resilient architectures. They provide clear, actionable cyber security guidance, support the identification and management of cyber risk, and influence design decisions to reduce the likelihood and impact of compromise. Often working alongside Security Leads on complex programmes of work.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of cyber resilient services for the NHS. You'll be given the support and autonomy to grow and use your skills, knowledge, and experience, to make a real impact on improving people’s lives. 

Cyber Operations purpose is to support safe care and build public trust by building NHS England’s cyber resilience and enabling the wider health system to be cyber resilient, supporting Transformation Directorate’s purpose of delivering the best care and outcomes for the NHS.

As a Cyber Security Advisor, you will support the delivery of expert consultancy to programmes and services, ensuring solutions are secure by design and resilient to evolving cyber threats. You will conduct threat modelling, security assessments and risk analysis, clearly articulating risks and recommending proportionate controls to reduce the likelihood and impact of attacks.

You will provide guidance on security architecture, standards and patterns, embedding effective governance and controls across the technology lifecycle. Working collaboratively across technical and non-technical teams, you will support teams to resolve complex challenges, influence decisions, and strengthen cyber resilience outcomes.

The role requires championing a strong security culture, enabling delivery teams to build secure systems from the outset, and supporting programme objectives through clear security strategies and effective risk management.

You will identify and assess cyber risks, ensuring they are understood, tracked and mitigated in line with organisational and national standards. This is a critical role in maintaining NHS England’s alignment with government policy and industry best practice.

You will apply technical expertise and creative problem-solving to protect patient data, support safe care, and maintain public trust.

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department. 

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Peter Barrett Job title: Head of Security Email address: [email protected]