Cyber Security Specialist

Cyber Security Specialist

The closing date is 22 January 2026

If you're looking for a job in digital supporting NHS colleagues, or contemplating a new career, consider working with us in Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's Digital Services team.

Working within a team of digital professionals we provide a full range of digital services across Devon, from desktop PCs to server hosting to VOIP telephony. We are looking for people who are focused on providing customer‑focussed support and high‑quality digital solutions.

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Under the operational management of the Head of Digital Infrastructure, the role provides specialist support and analysis of the Trust's Digital security systems, network technical security requirements and security incident events; to maintain and develop the highest level of IT security, ensuring that the Trust's digital infrastructure and applications comply with best practice, along with technical, health records, cyber, and physical security standards.

The role is accountable to the Trust's Cyber Security Lead providing assurance that they are operating to industry standards, meeting cyber ethics and codes of conduct and NHS national frameworks. This role will be key in supporting the Digital Transformation at the Trust by contributing to both the Security strategy as well as the wider Digital programmes over the coming years.

The Cyber Security Specialist role is vital in ensuring that the Trust is compliant with Local/National policy and technology elements of the Data Security & Protection Toolkit managed within Digital Services. The role will also be responsible for managing and reporting of Cyber Security events and ensuring any actions from audits have assigned action owners and are followed up within the specified time frames.

The role will operate a robust internal assurance framework to ensure that information assets are assessed against information security controls with appropriate action plans identified. The Cyber Security Specialist will be based at Northern Devon District Hospital (NDDH) / Devonshire House, however, will work closely with the wider RDUH Digital Service, clinical leads and broader Trust staff based at NDDH, Exeter and all Community / remote office locations.

The post holder will fulfil required Digital Cyber Security tasks, support the development of complex analytical / reporting tools, responsible for updating and implementing process and associated…