Job summary
- Main area
- Researcher
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 076-CFA239
- Employer
- NHS Counter Fraud Authority
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 7th Floor, HM Government Hub
- Town
- Canary Wharf, London
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Intelligence Researcher
NHS AfC: Band 5
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) is the national body responsible all for matters relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of economic crime across the NHS. Aligned to the DH Health Group Counter Fraud strategy, the NHSCFA acts as the principal lead for the NHS and wider health group in counter fraud intelligence work.
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Job overview
The NHSCFA has an exciting opportunity for a part time (split over three days totalling 21.5 hrs p/w) Intelligence Researcher to support the activity to detect and deter fraud within the NHS in England. Whilst also putting money back into patient care. The NHSCFA assesses that the NHS in England is vulnerable to fraud bribery and corruption to an estimated £1.264 billion. As an Intelligence Researcher you will be crucial in identifying the current threats vulnerabilities and enablers to fraud as well as informing the wider counter fraud strategies within the health group.
The Counter Fraud Authority has offices in London, Coventry and Newcastle and there is the opportunity for office based, hybrid or home working based at any of these locations. In addition to the advertised salary working in the London area will attract High Cost Area supplement where appropriate
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) is the national body responsible for all matters relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of economic crime across the NHS. Further information about our work and annual plan for delivering this is available on our website.
A standard DBS and NPPV2 vetting level is required.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date should we receive a significant number of applications.
Interviews will be held w/c 16th December 2024.
All enquiries about the role should be directed to [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Providing programmes of research, development, progress and analysis of research, intelligence, and loss analysis projects, in order to identify the nature and scale of losses to the NHS associated with fraud, error, system weakness and security incident concerns. Researching and acquiring and complex information to support a range of crime reduction activities, ensuring this is appropriately disseminated to assist in the prevention and detection of crime against the health service.
Working for our organisation
The NHSCFA values and respects the diversity of its employees, and aims to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. If you are applying to undertake this role on a secondment basis you should have agreement to being released from your current role in principle, prior to submitting an application form. When you apply for this role you will be redirected to our recruitment system TRAC. The NHSCFA does not hold a sponsor licence in respect of skilled worker visas and so is unable to employ candidates requiring sponsorship.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible for identifying, gathering, and developing relevant criminal intelligence, conducting research, analysing information, and communicating findings clearly and concisely, in written or verbal form and using charts, tabular or graphical output as deemed appropriate by the post holder.
To regularly analyse raw information received by the Intelligence Unit relating to actual and potential fraud, corruption and security incidents affecting the health service. To apply judgement, based on own knowledge and experience, to assess its quality, reliability, and relevance to departmental strategic aims, determining the most appropriate manner in which it should be graded, recorded, protectively marked, processed and disseminated, referring to senior management where necessary.
To develop, establish and disseminate accurate, relevant, and timely information and intelligence in accordance with all relevant guidance and legislation in relation to sharing information. To tactfully engage with stakeholders and the NHS with a view to collecting and disseminating complex or sensitive information and intelligence upon specific or thematic fraud and security matters.
Working without supervision to personally undertake tasked analysis upon often uncertain complex fraud and security problems to determine form the wide range of potentially conflicting information what is most likely to be occurring and why.
To identify new and innovative sources of information that will support the Information and Intelligence Unit function, complying with all relevant guidance and legislation in relation to sharing information.
To pro-actively contribute to developing processes for capturing and accurately recording information, following set procedures, to create database records and apply the evaluation process, establishing relevance, significance, and reliability, of all information processed.
Please see full Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant practical experience of countering fraud and corruption or security management security within a public or private sector agency in an intelligence/research environment.
- Significant practical experience of handling sensitive and confidential data in compliance with the law and best practice.
- Practical experience of undertaking research projects.
- Experience of utilising IT packages to manage spreadsheets and /or databases effectively, and the use of IT to gather and analyse complex information effectively.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a criminal intelligence environment.
Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound practical knowledge of a range of analytical techniques and their application in the analysis of information and data.
- Good practical knowledge of information and data techniques, in particular the national standard format 3x5x2 process.
- Sound understanding of criminal and civil legislation that relates to countering fraud.
- Sound understanding of the principles relating to the handling, processing, and analysis of highly confidential information, including sensitive personally identifiable data.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent), or significant equivalent specialist experience within a comparable discipline.
Desirable criteria
- An Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist.
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively and articulate ideas and plans verbally, in a logical and coherent manner.
- Ability to produce and present written reports, briefings, and updates in a logical, accurate and structured manner.
- Ability to form and build working relations with a wide range of people and organisations.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Antony Hipworth
- Job title
- Senior Intelligence Analyst
- Email address
- [email protected]
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