Senior Counter Fraud SpecialistinLeeds/LondoninLeeds/LondonPUBLISHED FRI 8 NOV 2024
NHS Englandr3l7347B
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on high-profile projects within a dynamic team, with a focus on adaptability, rigor, and professional development in the health sector. The role requires the production of investigation plans, fraud risk assessments, and regular updates, along with maintaining and enhancing counter fraud skills for oneself and team members. The post is a fixed-term contract until March 2025, with the possibility for applicants to apply on a secondment basis if currently employed within the NHS.
The Counter Fraud Team in the NHS England Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for a Senior Counter Fraud Specialist.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. We
work closely with government to agree NHS funding
ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget
decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England
support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services
look at how spend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services.
consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.
As a Senior Counter Fraud Specialist, you will work as part of a dynamic Counter Fraud Team, delivering an effective counter fraud service. You will support and engage with managers and staff across the Finance and Planning Directorate, CFO directorate, wider organisation and key partners to ensure the delivery of a high quality and effective Counter Fraud function. This role is based at NHS England site closest to the successful candidate location.
There are 6 Fixed Term Contractual posts until end of March 2025.The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.
Below are the types of skills and experience that we are looking for. Even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.
1. Act as a senior investigator ensuring a high level of quality on all elements and outputs of the counter fraud function produced by them and any team members for which they have a supervising role.
2. Ensure compliance of appropriate legislation and guidance for investigations or proactive activities conducted by them and investigators under their supervision.
3. Maintain and develop own counter fraud skills, including investigative, fraud risk assessment or other skills and experience as required, as well as those under their supervision.
4. Produce investigation plans, closure reports, fraud risk assessments and regular update reports to key stakeholders.
5. Engage at a senior level with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
About us
Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.
Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do?
Please email Alex Holden on if you would like to discuss.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
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