Fraud Prevention Officer

Job summary

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.

This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in a career in countering fraud to join the Fraud Prevention Team at the NHSCFA. The Fraud Prevention Officer will work as part of a teamwhose joint remit is to ensure the organisation constantly looks ahead for the successful creation and delivery of fraud prevention interventions. The Fraud Prevention Officer will provide support in the development, implementation and maintenance of the NHSCFA's Fraud Prevention Guidance. They will also have a role in the delivery of key projects and horizon scanning activity to identify new and emerging threats.

Potential applicants can contact Helen Rushton at helen.rushton@nhscfa.gov.uk for an informal chat if you have any questions regarding the role.

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 28th April 2025 online.

Please note this role is a Fixed Term Role until end of September 2025

Main duties of the job

Ideally the successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience drafting material for use at organisational level and working within a high-level guidance and information drafting setting.

The post holder will have excellent interpersonal skills and behaviours demonstrating an ability to liaise effectively within the organisation and with external stakeholders.

To provide support in developing a range of fraud prevention material in diverse formats for use in supporting the fraud prevention strategic remit of NHSCFA. To work as part of a team whose joint remit is to ensure the organisation constantly looks ahead for the successful creation and delivery of fraud prevention interventions and information programmes for NHSCFA and its information access hub.

The post holder may be required to obtain NPPV2 clearance.

About us

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.