Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our organization. We are looking to appoint a highly self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who enjoys defending against a challenging and fast paced cyber threat landscape.
The Health Informatics Service is a well-established, innovative, and award-winning digital healthcare and IT specialist. We work with public, private, and charitable health and care organisations across the UK and are hosted by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Our tried and trusted solutions have been developed and refined by our dedicated team of health informatics experts who share the sector's passion and values for providing the best possible care, insight and service for patients and customers.
Main duties of the job
The postholder: -
Work with the Cyber Security Manager and peers to develop a security program that addresses identified risks and business security requirements.
Work with selected resource owners to identify company IT assets that require security controls and determine appropriate security policies for identified resources. Research, evaluate, design, test, and plan the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software, and analyse its impact on the existing environment.
Assist the Cyber Security Manager with technical risk assessments, such as vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and risk reviews for new applications, and third party risk assessments.
Assist team leads with compliance efforts and security policies, as well as the enforcement of policies within the organization.
Test for production issues, respond to incidents, and perform related countermeasures.
Assist with industry security compliance standards such as DSP Toolkit, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials & PCI DSS.
Monitor security solutions and triage incidents through to resolution
About us
CHFT is an integrated acute and community Trust serving diverse communities across Calderdale and Kirklees, with strong partnerships across West Yorkshire. We are proud of our One Culture of Care -- caring for each other with the same compassion, kindness and respect that we show our patients -- and of the values that underpin how we work: we put people first, we go see, we work together to get results, and we do the must dos.
CHFT is recognised as a forward looking, digitally enabled Trust, with a strong track record of using data, innovation and system collaboration to improve quality, safety and outcomes. We are ambitious about the role that acute trusts play in prevention, population health and reducing inequalities, and this post sits at the heart of that agenda.
Details
Date posted
02 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working,
Home or remote working
Reference number
372-THIS1429-A
Job locations
The Health Informatics Service (THIS)
Unit 13 Ainley Industrial Estate, Ainley Bottom
Elland
HX5 9JP
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.
If youre interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, wed be happy to hear from you.
Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the Further details / informal visits section.
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.
If youre interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, wed be happy to hear from you.
Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the Further details / informal visits section.
