Local Counter Fraud Specialist / Compliance Officer

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Due to the retirement of the existing postholder, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join a small but dedicated in-house NHS counter fraud collaborative team, responsible for investigating suspicions of NHS fraud and corruption to a criminal standard and promoting an anti-fraud culture. Counter Fraud Plus (CFP) provides a quality counter fraud service to Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (the host organisation), Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.

The successful candidate will be the nominated Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, who operate in a Group model called NHS Humber Health Partnership. The postholder will also actively support the wider counter fraud collaborative team as necessary.

If you are an accredited NHS counter fraud specialist and believe that you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join our NHS counter fraud collaborative team, we would be interested in receiving your application.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Candidates must be formally accredited NHS counter-fraud specialists, with proven NHS counter fraud work experience of the full range of LCFS duties.
2. The successful candidate must be a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual who is able to work on their own initiative but also has the ability to be a committed team player in order to continue the success of the counter fraud collaborative.
3. They will possess strong analytical skills, the ability to work under pressure to tight timescales and the ability to communicate with confidence across all levels of the organisation both verbally and in writing.
4. The role encompasses an expanded compliance function which will complement the LCFS function, so experience of internal audit or an understanding of finance department functions would be advantageous.

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sally Stevenson Job title: Assistant Director of Finance Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 03033 302939