York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Internal Auditor

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Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with the relevant internal audit experience and knowledge, to join us as a Senior Internal Auditor. In this challenging and varied role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the success of an organisation that values its team members, is committed to sustainable and ethical business practices and provides an award-winning assurance and continuous improvement service to NHS clients.

We are looking for talented individuals with strong communication skills, the ability to deliver quality services to our clients and who are comfortable working on their own initiative but also as part of a wider team.

You will be joining an award winning, innovative, and inclusive team that encourages listening, understanding and respect and are passionate about providing quality services to the NHS.

We offer:

Remote working (with visits to client sites as required) NB. Your base will either be York or Wakefield
Excellent, flexible working conditions
Additional benefits (e.g. generous annual leave; pension scheme; and NHS discounts)
Complex, varied, and meaningful assignments
Continuous professional development
Long-term career opportunity
A friendly and supportive working environment

Audit Yorkshire is an NHS shared services consortium with a reputation for providing high quality and innovative assurance, advisory and continuous improvement services to primarily NHS clients (www.audityorkshire.nhs.uk)

Main duties of the job

We have extensive knowledge and experience of a variety of NHS organisations and use this extensive experience to provide an innovative and cost-effective service to clients that is adaptive to the many challenges and changes they face. We aim to be a catalyst for a good corporate governance culture

As a Senior Internal Auditor you will take responsibility, with support from managers, for planning, managing, and undertaking a range of audits reviews.

Your success in this role will be determined by your ability to:

Build and maintain effective relationships with the client stakeholders to enhance Audit Yorkshire's brand and the quality of the service we provide.
Prioritise and manage your own workload to deliver high quality audits to budget and by demonstrating flexibility in project completion.
Supervise the completion of work by other members of the team, including undertaking audit reviews to ensure quality standards are achieved.
Supervise, train, and proactively develop junior team members

About us

We value independence with integrity, customer satisfaction and excellence. These values support our mission to enhance and protect the organisational value of our clients, by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insight.

Corporate social responsibility is important to Audit Yorkshire and we are committed to ensuring we have both ethical and sustainable business practises. We encourage our team members to be actively involved in CSR projects and offer dedicated time for this. Our Corporate Social Responsibility statement and further information can be found here: www.audityorkshire.nhs.uk

As we are hosted by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we can offer a range of benefits, including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Date posted

21 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hours

Reference number

419-5830941-SIA-F

Job locations

Park House

Bridge Lane

York

YO31 8ZZ

White Rose House

West Parade

Wakefield

WF1 1LT

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent and Certified IIA (Certified means successful completion of three exams plus experience requirement) or PQ CCAB: ACCA (Foundation and successful completion of three exams from Skills level) CIPFA (CIPFA Certificate in Management and Financial Accounting and CIPFA Diploma in Financial Management and Audit) OR Significant relevant experience.

Experience

Essential

A minimum of 2 years relevant theoretical and practical knowledge and experience in the area with the aptitude to build on that knowledge.
Excellent knowledge of methods, techniques and standards relevant to the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent and Certified IIA (Certified means successful completion of three exams plus experience requirement) or PQ CCAB: ACCA (Foundation and successful completion of three exams from Skills level) CIPFA (CIPFA Certificate in Management and Financial Accounting and CIPFA Diploma in Financial Management and Audit) OR Significant relevant experience.

Experience

Essential

A minimum of 2 years relevant theoretical and practical knowledge and experience in the area with the aptitude to build on that knowledge.
Excellent knowledge of methods, techniques and standards relevant to the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Park House

Bridge Lane

York

YO31 8ZZ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Park House

Bridge Lane

York

YO31 8ZZ

Employer's website

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