About this role
Job summary
Audit and Assurance Services is a division of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP). We deliver professional internal audit, assurance and consulting service across the NHS in Wales, consisting of 12 Health Boards/Trusts, and a number of Special Health Authorities, operating with a budget in excess of £8bn.
A continuously changing and evolving risk landscape, particularly following the Covid pandemic, means that the NHS in Wales faces new and unfamiliar challenges. While the NHS is often ready to respond to these challenges, the support provided by internal audit helps give Chief Executives, and Boards the assurance that their risk management, control processes and governance arrangements are ready to meet these demands and support the delivery of quality patient services.
We have 60 skilled staff delivering over 400 reviews annually, across all organisations that form NHS Wales, supporting organisational governance and improvement. You should be an individual with the attributes to thrive as an internal auditor in this challenging, varied, and complex environment.
As a self-motivated individual, you should embrace our vision of delivering excellence and value for money.
Main duties of the job
Audit & Assurance delivers a professional internal audit, assurance and consulting service to the NHS in Wales, consisting of Health Boards/Trusts, and a number of Special Health Authorities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Audit Manager to join our team in North Wales. You will play a key role to support a Deputy Head of Internal Audit to carry out high level complex audit reviews, and to manage the planning, delivery and reporting of audit plans and take personal responsibility for ensuring the quality of our services.
You will also be responsible for building and maintaining effective working relationships with senior management and ensuring that our audits add value and improve governance, risk management and control for the NHS organisations you are responsible for.
You will be joining us at an exciting time in our development. The Directorate's successful EQA has been the catalyst for a number of changes and investments, in line with our medium-term plan, which have focussed on our people, technology and the impact of our services.
We have a position available within a our regional team covering North Wales. We promote a healthy work life balance, supporting agile working arrangements. The role will either be based at Bryn Y Neuadd Hospital in Llanfairfechan or Alder House in St Asaph.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.
Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.
Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.
Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/
NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential
Relevant professional qualification (CCAB qualified accountant or MIIA qualified auditor) with post qualification experience or equivalent knowledge and competence Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development Highly specialist knowledge of: a) Global Internal Audit Standards b) Risk Management and Assurance Frameworks c) Corporate Governance d) Controls Assurance e) Control Frameworks f) Stewardship & Probity g) Healthcare Standards
Desirable
Knowledge of healthcare Knowledge of NHS finance
Experience Essential
Extensive experience of internal audit, public sector audit and/or NHS experience Audit Management Experience including management of junior staff Experience of auditing across a range of different clients Experience of staff training Producing complex audit reports including making recommendations for enhancements to procedure and controls Advanced specialised knowledge and experience of internal audit and risk management A proven track record of dealing with complicated situations and the delivery of challenging objectives Presentation of complex and potentially sensitive information where management are resistant to findings
Desirable
High level of experience of Auditing of the Healthcare Standards In depth specialist knowledge of internal audit, financial and risk management aspects of NHS legislation and NHS policies Experience of attending and presenting reports at Audit Committee
Skills and Attributes Essential
Ability to plan, control and carry out audit assignments Production of complex audit plans and assignment briefs Ability to identify systems weaknesses and to use initiative/internal control knowledge to provide management with practical solutions Ability to work to professional standards under circumstances of stress/pressure Excellent report writing skills supervisory and communication skills Excellent IT software and keyboard skills Excellent persuasion/negotiation skills Highly developed analytical, interpretational and comparative skills capable of dealing with highly complex and sensitive information Ability to work autonomously and equally effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team Demonstrable ability to work on multiple complex tasks simultaneously and produce high quality work within tight deadlines and within resource constraints IT literate with practical computer application skills covering Microsoft products including Excel and Word Demonstrable project management skills including work planning, organisation and prioritisation Ability to think innovatively and develop new ways of working, continuously striving to improve systems and performance Ability to communicate with all staff groups and have good presentational, interviewing and interpersonal skills Highly committed and self-motivated, with high professional standards Effective team building skills Ability to influence key stakeholders Possess strategic vision Emotionally resilient and able to respond to difficult circumstances Ability to work under pressure and under own initiative Ability to plan and prioritise workload for yourself and your team Need for intense concentration over a sustained period of time when multi-tasking Ability to work flexibly Ability to interact with patients and the general public
Desirable
Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
Other Essential
Deliver excellent customer service to our internal and external customers, helping us to maintain the customer service excellence standard Ability to travel extensively between organisations and sites for meetings
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 NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Address Alder House
Alder Court
St Asaph
LL33 0HH
Employer's website https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)