Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (31/03/2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (NA)
- Job ref
- 990-CFO-6618082-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any NHSE Office
- Town
- Leeds/London
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annumn
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Counter Fraud Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The Counter Fraud Team in the NHS England Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for Counter Fraud Manager.
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
· set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year
· report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year
· explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money
· 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.
The purpose of the Counter Fraud Team is to minimise the impact of fraud, bribery and corruption to ensure our resources are used to deliver high-quality services for all.
The Counter Fraud Manager will lead key elements of the Annual Action Plan, including Fraud Risk Assessments, proactive activity and collaboration with key partners. However, will require flexibility and be able to adapt to issues as they arise to support the work of the team. Flexible location
Main duties of the job
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.
- Lead the delivery of elements of the counter fraud proactive plan by conducting, liaising and influencing related projects undertaken by key internal and external partners. Conducting awareness activities as appropriate.
- Lead a sub-team within the counter fraud function, line managing direct reports in their remit.
- Ensure a high level of quality on all elements and outputs of the investigative, proactive or other function under their responsibility.
- Review, challenge and suggest amendments to key documents, including investigation plans, reports, prosecution files or fraud risk assessments produced by other Counter Fraud managers and Specialists.
- Ensure team compliance with appropriate legislation and guidance.
- Take a key role in the continual development and enhancement of the in-house Counter Fraud function.
- Produce and review, challenge and approve investigation plans, closure reports and reports to key stakeholders, as required.
- Engage at a senior level with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist, with considerable post-accreditation NHS experience.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master’s level equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance regarding Counter Fraud
- Extensive experience in conducting criminal investigations in accordance with relevant legislation and guidance
- A thorough understanding of fraud risks applicable to NHS England and other NHS organisations
- Experience of managing and motivating a team/virtual team and reviewing performance of the individuals
- Member of relevant professional body
Skills
Essential criteria
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups (
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
Values
Essential criteria
- Commitment to equality of opportunity, focussed on removing barriers to full participation and values diversity and difference
- Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stuart Francis
- Job title
- Counter Fraud Senior Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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