Job Description

Details

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Reference number

403705

Salary

40,661 - 50,472
Per Annum/Pro Rata
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Chief Operating Officer Group (COO) Finance, Performance, Risk and Assurance Anti-Fraud

Type of role

Finance

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Core HQ's


Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London-Canary Wharf

About the job

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Job summary

The level of fraud and error across the public sector is an estimated 55-81 billion each year. Fraud against public bodies takes money away from the vital public services that citizens rely on and can damage trust in government. Fraud, and the harm it causes, is not a new issue for the public sector. However, it is one that is constantly changing, and the advent of the digital age has driven the evolution at an event greater pace.


As part of its development and governance, UKHSA has established an Anti-Fraud Team to tackle the threat of fraud, bribery and corruption, both within and against the Agency. The team takes a flexible and collaborative approach in acknowledging, preventing and responding to fraud in order to maintain public confidence and protect money intended for better health security.


We are looking for a fraud investigator to join our team as Investigation Manager.


We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.


UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Job description

Your key responsibilities will include:

Triage and investigation management of all allegations of fraud promptly and to the highest standards, in line with UKHSA standard operating procedures and all relevant legislation. Being accountable for decisions and activities undertaken during investigations. These are subject to review by the Head of the Anti-Fraud Team. Completion of investigation plans, producing case progress reports and conducting briefings to share knowledge and expertise with the team. Leading the investigation team and managing their workload. Ensuring lessons learned from investigations are fed into the Fraud Risk and Prevention Manager so that mitigations can be put in place. Maintaining the case management system, ensuring case details are held correctly to auditable standards and management statistics are available to senior management. Liaison with law enforcement partners and other public sector bodies to identify and share best practice. Responsibility for continuing professional development in relation to fraud investigation work on the Anti-Fraud Team. Representing UKHSA Anti-Fraud Team with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a proportional response to fraud investigations, prevention strategies and data sharing requests.

The list above describes the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. You will be expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level, as required.


In a senior role within the UKHSA Anti-Fraud Team, you will assist the Head and Deputy Head of Anti-Fraud in setting and delivering the strategic counter fraud direction within UKHSA.


Working to the Deputy Head of Anti-Fraud, you will contribute and lead on key strands of planned activity, as well as reacting to priority work as necessary. This involves displaying an independence of decision-making in your own area of work to ensure that all objectives are met.


You will have lead operational responsibility for all investigations related to fraud, bribery and corruption within and against UKHSA. You will also work with colleagues to manage a multi-sanction approach, ensuring that the appropriate civil or criminal remedies are applied. Good communication skills, using a range of methods, are vital to the success of the role. As well as colleagues within the agency, you will work with external stakeholders from across central government, public sector bodies and law enforcement partners, and you will have a firm understanding of fraud related issues.


The role demands that you can develop and provide analysis of written reports, guidance, policies and strategies and line management activity, including reviewing staff performance against team and personal objectives and ensuring standard operating procedures are adhered to.


You will be expected to travel as part of the role. This will involve overnights away from home and you must be of the utmost integrity so as not to undermine the work of the team. The post requires HM Government SC clearance (this can be applied for once appointed).

Person specification

You will be assessed on the below 11 essential criteria, which have been selected from the Document.

Recognised counter fraud expert with over three years of recent experience in fraud investigation and a thorough knowledge of criminal justice procedures. Analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to exercise sound judgement. Have strong and effective leadership experience, with the ability to lead through others and make sound business decisions at pace. Ability to manage multiple fraud investigations simultaneously. Possess excellent communication skills, ability to manage workload efficiently and delegate work. Candidates must be experienced in resolving difficult and sensitive conversations with confidence. A competent IT user, with experience of the MS Office suite of applications, SharePoint, and ability to learn new bespoke IT systems quickly. Experience of working and liaising with external law enforcement agencies and criminal justice partners. Experience of working in criminal, civil or counter fraud investigation roles within the Civil Service, law enforcement or UK health sector. Candidates must hold, or be willing to obtain, SC clearance. Either Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist or PIP Level 2 qualification, or equivalent relevant experience.

Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 40,661, UK Health Security Agency contributes 11,779 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Ability and Experience.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Success profiles

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 11 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

Application form ('Employer/ Activity history' section on the application) 1250- word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

Longlisting

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In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria

Please note piles 1&2 will be carried though to shortlisting

Shortlisting

: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

Either Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist or PIP Level 2 qualification, or equivalent relevant experience. Recognised counter fraud expert with over three years of recent experience in fraud investigation and a thorough knowledge of criminal justice procedures.

Desirable criteria:

The following may be used in the event of a large number of applications / large amount of successful candidates

Knowledge of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) and Criminal Procedures Investigations Act 1996. Experience and capability of leading programmes to develop people, learning and development environments related to counter fraud and economic crime

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview.


Please do not exceed 1250 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number, also any late applications will not be considered, and feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Reasonable Adjustments

The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs.


You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/

Stage 2: Interview

Success profiles

You will be invited to a single remote interview


Behaviours, experience and ability will be tested at interview


The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

Managing a Quality Service Leadership Communicating and Influencing Working Together

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.


Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.

Eligibility Criteria

External

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Location

Hybrid any Core HQ

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQ's. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQ's (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London).


Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.


Successful candidates will require Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) as a minimum with willingness and capability to work towards Security Check (SC), with in 3 months of being in post, failure to achieve this may lead to termination of employment.


You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the 5 years to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.


UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting at this higher level and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

International Police check

If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and it could be time accrued over that period.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Your application may be rejected and/or you may be subject to disciplinary action if evidence of plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own.

Internal Fraud check

If successful for this role as one aspect of pre-employment screening, applicant's personal details - name, national insurance number and date of birth - will be checked against the Cabinet Office Internal Fraud Hub and anyone included on the database will be refused employment unless they can show exceptional circumstances. Currently this is only for External candidates to the Civil Service.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .



See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Chris Williams Email : chris.williams2@ukhsa.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : chris.williams2@ukhsa.gov.uk

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints@ukhsa.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk