Counter Fraud Investigator
Job Description
Grade B - £39,784 (National Framework) or £45,456 (London Framework - if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) - There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £581 per annum for those working from home
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity
Location: We can offer home, office-based or hybrid working. Occasional travel as required
Closing date: : Sunday 5th January 2025 at 11.59pm
This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?
When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.
Why this could be a great role for you....
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute towards our work in promoting and embedding our counter fraud function. Working with the counter fraud manager as part of a small team we are looking for an experienced, professional, motivated person who will take the lead on reactive and proactive fraud investigations through to the appropriate conclusion.
You will help develop a culture of fraud awareness, prevention, detection and investigation across CQC and deliver against our action plan.
Your work will help identify fraud risk in CQC and help contribute towards reducing our exposure to fraud through our fraud risk assessments.
This is a national role so you'll need to be flexible, adaptable and willing to travel when necessary.
What we can offer you...
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme, contributing about 14% of basic salary. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics, fleet cars, plus we also have an internal reward scheme which could see you earn yourself a voucher or two! All of our Homeworkers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home.
We want to support you to succeed and be your very best, with opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.
We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.
What you will bring...
You will be a qualified investigator. For example, an accredited counter fraud specialist, or be able to demonstrate significant relevant experience of working in an investigative environment within the public sector, civil service or UK health sector with an understanding of the criminal justice process.
You will have experience of conducting criminal and civil investigations and must be comfortable working on your own and as part of a wider team.
You will have excellent communication and presentation skills and be able to explain complex issues in a way that is easy to understand.
You will have analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to apply sound judgement.
You will need to build relationships with a variety of partners both internally, within CQC, across central government, and with other external stakeholders including law enforcement organisations.
You must hold or be willing to obtain security check clearance.
To access the full Job Description, please click the link below:
For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Michele Stacey, Counter Fraud Manager at [email protected]
Individual adjustments...
We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: [email protected]
Note for internal candidates:
As this is a secondment/fixed term opportunity it is important that you read our recruitment and selection policy relating to secondments and you must discuss your application with your line manager before applying. Your line manager will need to consider the implications of the release, agree whether you can be released for a specific time and that the secondment represents a development opportunity/meets business needs.
Note for external candidates:
CQC are currently working through an organisational transformation programme which includes the creation of a new target operating model. This role is offered as a fixed term contract as part of the transition process to that new model. For further information on this please visit https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/jobs/information-applicants
CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
Our Values
Excellence - Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation
Caring - Treating everyone with dignity and respect
Integrity - Demonstrating our passion for 'doing the right thing'
Teamwork - Enabling us to be the best we can
