Business Administration and Audit Remediation Officer

Job summary

Business Administration and Audit Remediation Officer - NHS Workforce Alliance

The NHS Workforce Alliance (NHSWA) is a market-leading team of health workforce procurement experts, which delivers a full range of commercial services in the complex and high-value NHS workforce market. The Alliance is a partnership of five organisations, with the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative working with the three other NHS-owned procurement hubs (NHS London Procurement Partnership, NHS Commercial Services, and NHS East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub) and with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the UK Government's procurement arm for the public sector nationally. Our partnership combines unrivalled scale with deep local knowledge of NHS trusts across the country. We are part of the NHS and motivated by a genuine desire to support the NHS in delivering patient care.

An exciting and brand-new opportunity has arisen for a Business Administration and Audit Remediation Officer to join the NHS Workforce Alliance. The role is hosted by the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative but is responsible to all five Alliance partners and will report on a day-to-day basis to CCS on behalf of NHS Workforce Alliance. The role will involve a mix of office-based and home working, with occasional travel required for off-site meetings and training.

Main duties of the job

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Deal with complex enquiries about a range of topics relating to the NHSWA audits
• Draft and produce accurate documentation within tight timescales and involving complex and/or sensitive material including:
  • audit outcome reports
  • Supplier remedial action reports and responses
  • NHSWA audit tracking reports and systems
• Manage and improve NHSWA systems and relationships to support collaborative management of audit remedial activity
• Monitor and administer contractual arrangements and payment of audit related invoices
• Develop specialist knowledge of aspects of NHSWA audit policies and procedures and audit governance related matters.
• Supporting the planning and scheduling of health assurance audits
• Support key stakeholders in dealing with difficult audit / supplier issues and complex queries

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual driven by a desire to make a positive impact on the NHS.The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate strong personal skills, and relevant experience in either business administration or audit administration. You will also be an excellent communicator, have a strong customer focused ethos, and flexibility and initiative in working in a complex and fast-moving environment. Specific experience in the NHS or in a commercial function is advantageous but not required if other relevant experience can be demonstrated.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Don Valley House

Sheffield

S4 7UQ

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Don Valley House

Sheffield

S4 7UQ

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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