The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) is the national body responsible all for matters relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of economic crime across the NHS. Aligned to the DH Health Group Counter Fraud strategy, the NHSCFA acts as the principal lead for the NHS and wider health group in counter fraud intelligence work.
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Job overview
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority is the national body responsible for all matters relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of economic crime across the NHS.
This role is responsible for the development, delivery, and accountability of our strategic approach to identifying requirements, managing our workspace and development and oversight of supporting policies to ensure this meets changing business needs.
The successful candidate will also be responsible and accountable for ensuring compliance with all relevant Safety, Health and Environmental legislation across multiple office sites and home-based workers, including delivery of sustainability initiatives and reporting.
This is a short-term contract or secondment opportunity whilst we complete a change programme. The successful candidate will be experienced in workplace activities and able to demonstrate an agile approach to both current delivery and preparing for future requirements.
This role will be home based with requirement to travel across our 3 offices in Coventry, Newcastle upon Tyne and London.
Potential applicants can contact the Head of Corporate Support Ann.sturgess@NHSCFA.gov.uk for an informal chat if you have any questions regarding the role.
Our vacancies are popular and we may close this vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications.
Interviews will be held face to face on 30th June 2026 at our Coventry Office.
Main duties of the job
Accountable for the development, delivery, and implementation of the NHSCFA strategic approach to identifying and managing workspace environments including office leases and home working requirements.
Oversight and implementation of smarter working requirements including implementation of, and alignment to, government initiatives.
Project management and leadership of any capital works.
Accountable for maintaining organisation-wide compliance with all relevant Safety, Health and Environmental legislation across multiple office sites and home-based workers, including effective Lone Working support.
Oversight of requirements of Greening Government including delivery of sustainability initiatives and reporting requirements for the Annual Report & Accounts.
Accountable for the development, delivery, and implementation of the CFA sustainability strategy.
Working for our organisation
We have offices in Coventry, Newcastle and London. NHSCFA values and respects the diversity of its employees and aims to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. We encourage applications from individuals interested in a secondment opportunity. If you are applying on this basis, please ensure you have obtained agreement in principle from your current employer. When you apply , you will be redirected to our recruitment system TRAC. The NHSCFA does not hold a sponsor licence in respect of skilled worker visas and so is unable to employ candidates requiring sponsorship.
To comply with the HM Government Functional Standard GovS 007, and specifically the Personnel Security Standards, individuals employed by NHS Counter Fraud Authority will be required to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standards checks.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Liaison with all NHSCFA People Services across units to ensure that workspace arrangements support the wellbeing of our people. Overcoming barriers to ensure sensitive and contentious information on workspace decisions including office closures are understood and acted on by all levels within the organisation.
Contract Management of occupation arrangements including liaison with facilities management for both hard and soft services.
Management, testing and exercising of the organisational Business Continuity Framework.
High level reporting to the NHSCFA Board and Senior Management team on all areas of responsibility. Including an annual report to Board on all areas of activity and annual sustainability information as required for the Annual Report and Accounts.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
- Experienced in producing high level reports including use of complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- Experienced in negotiating and managing complex contracts, including service reviews, managing specific clauses, and identifying any risk on delivery of financial return.
- A confident presenter at Team, Unit & Board level, able to influence at the highest level.
- Experienced in large scale project management with interdependencies across internal and external stakeholders.
- Experiences in policy implementation and auditing.
- Experienced in strategic decision making for accountability purposes.
- Experienced line manager.
- Budget Management.
Specialist Knowledge
- Demonstrable background in ensuring compliance with Safety Health and Environmental legislation. E.g., diploma level NEBOSH, City & Guilds, or relevant MSc.
- Occupation/Estates/Facilities management theory and practical experience.
- Experience of completing returns on sustainability reporting.
- Business Continuity planning & testing.
Qualifications
- NEBOSH and/or to relevant health & safety qualification with demonstratable experience managing risk in the workplace.
- Project Management or demonstratable extensive project management experience including use of project management software.
- Property management or construction related higher level qualification.
- A recognised qualification in project management
Communication Skills
- Excellent Verbal and Written Skills, at an Individual, Team, and Organisational level.
- Experience in writing and delivering complex presentations to internal & external stakeholders which may include sensitive and contentious information.
- Understanding and Proficiency in MS Office Program suite and others as required.
The NHSCFA values and respects the diversity of its employees, and aims to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions.
If you are applying to undertake this role on a secondment basis you should discuss this opportunity with your manager and have agreement to being released from your current role in principle, prior to submitting an application form.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. For help with completing your application form, please read the guidance notes attached to this advert.
Please note all contact is made via our TRAC recruitment system. Please check your account regularly. If you are shortlisted for interview you will be required to provide proof of ID and the right to work in the UK.(Please refer to attached guidance documents for further details). Failure to bring the required proof will mean that we may be unable to proceed with your interview.
Please ensure you provide full contact details, including email address or fax number for each referee.
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This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
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