The post holder will be required to maintain and build constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including Regional Working Groups and NHS England..Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services, and initiatives to provide information and analytical advice and expertise.Participate and represent the ICS within relevant BSW Digital working groups including running of the ICS wide cyber security group.Interpret and explain information and highly complex issues to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Project Management Lead on coordinating ICS wide cyber projects and procurements via the Technical Design Authority (TDA)Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working groups and provide cyber security advice, expertise, and support where requested, including key strategic developments, service redesign and chairing the ICS Cyber Technical Design Authority (TDA) meetings.Liaison with external providers of ICS IT solutions to ensure appropriate standards of cyber security are adhered to.Deliver complex material to a non-technical audience.Ensuring that ICS wide cyber projects fall within agreed financial envelopes Cyber Security Advise on cyber security for BSW ICS organisations, recommending actions and improvements utilising existing dashboards (MDE (Microsoft Defender for Endpoint), DSPT (Data Security and Protection Toolkit)) to monitor cyber maturity across the ICS and provide relevant executive level briefings where necessary.Ensure system wide tracking of information assets and assessment of their protection status.Track coverage of cyber tooling and ensure this meets or exceeds the prevailing threat levels.Assist individual organisations to pilot potential ICS wide cyber solutions to then share and expand their use for the benefit of all participants.Utilise the ICS system wide risk register and additional dashboards as needed, to assist organization to identify common cyber risks and recommend appropriate solutions to help address them.Ensure all ICS organisations respond to High Severity Alerts within the mandated timeframes and support with relevant mitigation advice.Work with Information Governance (IG) leads to help ICS organisations complete the cyber related assertions of the DSPT.Help develop an ICS wide incident response plan, including business continuity requirements and incident response priorities, which support regular and coordinated incident response preparedness exercises.Develop a cyber security training and awareness plan for the ICS that utilizes NHS Digitals Data Security Centre (DSC) central services (such as KeepITConfidential) and the Regional Cyber Crime Units offerings.To assist ICS members in the implementation of the BSW Cyber Strategy, IT security policies and technical controls (including cyber threat mitigation and intrusion detection) ensuring compliance with data protection legislation, Caldicott guidelines and the NHS Data Protection Security Toolkit requirements.Assist organisations with their disaster recovery and business continuity plans and ensure they align and are consistent with the requirements of the ICS. Assist ICS organisations in achieving alignment with NCSCs (National Cyber Security Centre) guidance on backups, ensuring that appropriate backups exist of all infrastructure assets through the implementation of suitable controls and procedures. Strategy Development Maintain and update the ICS Cyber Strategy ensuring it stays relevant and aligned to central cyber strategies (NCSC, NHSE/I, NHSD etc.) and the ICS wider Digital Strategy.Provide regular forward-looking assessments of potential cyber threats and issues (such as DSPT requirements, unsupported systems) and provide relevant recommendations to reduce ICS wide risk.Encourage the ICS to maximise the centrally funded cyber offering provided by NHS England, promoting organisational take-up where required. Coordinate any system wide cyber returns required at an ICS level.Act as the ICS cyber link with Avon & Somerset LRF and Wiltshire & Swindon LRF as part of the wider multi-agency preparedness and response to cyber incidents. Research and Development Contribute to the development and reporting of key performance cyber indicators for the successful assessment of cyber controls.Maintain a thorough awareness of current and emerging technologies that may be beneficial to the ICS and undertake the piloting and testing of these where appropriate, including producing documentation and positioning papers when required.Influence and participate in defining cyber infused IT standards for services across the BSW ICS.Actively pursue professional development through formal training, informal skills transfer and self-tuition. Be highly motivated in both self-development and in the development of staff and teams. Management, Planning, Organising and Ongoing Advice Work closely with the Head of IT and relevant teams to plan and manage the delivery of cyber schemes across the ICS organisations.Adhere to good practice change control procedures and relevant BSW and NHS policies.Be flexible and adjust work schedules to meet BSW ICS requirements.To participate in internal forums and meetings as required and contribute cyber related information to the projects they are involved in.Contribute to the creation of technical documentation with a clear understanding of the business and service user needs.Acquire and maintain detailed knowledge of deployed technologies so that cyber-related incident response enquiries can be clearly and quickly addressed.Maintain an awareness of changes to software, hardware, and technologies that could impact on cyber security, as well as identify opportunities where cyber security can be better applied to technology being used across BSW ICS. Exercise judgement in applying guidelines for setting priorities for resolution, monitoring progress, and applying escalation procedures for cyber incidents, progressing them to a satisfactory conclusion.Ensure organisational policies are applied in own work environment.Negotiate with and influence users and suppliers to ensure cyber security project goals are met.The post will be required to work within and be directed by other BSW organisations as part of wider ICS work.