Head of Operations and Engagement

The 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 is available on our website.

NHSCFA is seeking an ambitious fraud expert, passionate about leading the investigation of serious fraud bribery and corruption against NHS funds and enabling the NHS counter fraud community to provide an effective counter fraud response.

We are seeking a new Head of Operations and Engagement as our senior management lead for the National Investigation Service, responsible for criminal investigation of complex fraud, bribery and corruption. They will also lead the Fraud Hub, providing support and guidance to the NHS counter fraud community for investigations and local proactive and preventative activity.

You will have significant experience of senior leadership of a counter fraud function, dealing with complex criminal cases and driving fraud prevention activity, as well as leading stratified stakeholder relationship management functions within a complex/national environment. With expert knowledge of criminal investigations, you will have the ability to engage, influence and work collaboratively with stakeholders on both a strategic and operational basis.

Potential applicants can contact Richard Rippin at [email protected] for an informal chat if you have any questions regarding the role. Interviews will be held 15th November 2024 at our Coventry Office.

The Post Holder will be the Strategic Lead within NHS CFA for the National Investigation Service and the NHSCFA Fraud Hub.

The National Investigation Service is responsible for the criminal investigation of complex fraud, bribery and corruption matters affecting the NHS at a national level.

The Fraud Hub acts as the single point of contact for the local counter fraud community in the NHS, responsible for providing support and guidance to investigations and local proactive activity, a dynamic response to tactical fraud prevention threats and lead on engagement with the NHS counter fraud community.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, this will include driving the strategic direction and organisational aims of NHS CFA and provide leadership in the delivery of Counter-Fraud activities within the NHS.

The post holder will be required to have a NPPV2

We have offices based in Coventry, Newcastle and London and offer flexible, hybrid, office and home-based working. In addition to the advertised salary working in the London area will attract High-Cost Area Supplement where appropriate. 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.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date should we receive a significant number of applications.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Richard Rippin Job title: Associate Director for Operational Services Email address: [email protected]