Investigation and Prevention Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working to the Investigation and Prevention Manager, we are looking for a self-starter who will take the lead on fraud investigations through to appropriate conclusion.

You will investigate fraud allegations to the highest standards, in line with UKHSA policy and relevant legislation, applying a multi-sanction approach to ensure that where offences are proven the appropriate disciplinary, civil, or criminal remedies are applied.

Good communication skills using a range of methods are vital to the success of the role both internally, within UKHSA, and across central government, local government, and with other external stakeholders including law enforcement organisations.

You will support the Anti-Fraud Team senior leadership to help develop a culture of fraud awareness, prevention, detection and investigation across UKHSA. All team members have a responsibility for contributing towards the development of solutions in response to identified fraud risks within Agency.

The postholder must be of the utmost integrity so as not to undermine the work of the team.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and a systematic approach to investigation.
• The proven ability to think laterally and to drive performance improvements across all areas.
• The ability to communicate, negotiate, persuade, and lead across multi-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Strong decision-making ability and experience in dealing with financial investigations.
• The ability to be a strong team player, self-motivated and determined to drive forward investigations including recovery, utilising all the available powers and tools.
• Plan, lead and deploy operationally to ensure the capture of all relevant material.
• Deploy operationally on wider activities to enhance Investigations and support other areas within the Anti-Fraud Team.

Selection process details

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:

You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the advertised essential criteria please do provide evidence of how you meet this.

Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section). Your Statement of Suitability must not exceed 1250 words.

You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.

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

STAGE 2 INTERVIEW

This stage will involve an interview via Teams.

As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification.

All applicants that progress to interview will be assessed on behaviours and experience. This will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Candidates may be asked to participate in an icebreaker at the beginning of the interview.

The Success Profiles framework will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate. The following behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

For further information on the selection process, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack.

Expected Timeline:

Advert close: 23:55hrs on 20th August 2023 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Interviews: 13th & 14th September 2023

Please note these dates could be subject to change.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Nationality requirements

Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard. People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.

For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Please Note

This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

OR

This role is to be appointed under NHS Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form.

Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post? https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Complaint process:

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:Complaints1@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.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Either Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist or PIP Level 2 qualification, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Analytical and decision-making skills as they need to exercise sound judgement.
• Are self-motivators; investigators must be comfortable working on their own and as part of a wider team environment.
• Possess excellent communication skills, ability to manage workload efficiently and delegate work.
• Candidates must be resilient and able to handle confrontation with confidence.
• This role requires recent experience of conducting investigations and a thorough knowledge of Criminal Justice procedures.
• 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.
• Candidates must hold, or be willing to obtain, SC clearance.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a counter fraud investigation role within the health sector.
• Knowledge of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA).
• Knowledge of Criminal Procedures Investigations Act 1996
• Member of the Government Counter Fraud Profession.
• The successful applicant would be expected to travel as part of their responsibilities. This will involve overnights away from home.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

UKHSA Offices

London

NW9 5EQ

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)