Non-Executive Directors

Non-Executive Directors – NHS Counter Fraud Authority

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is looking to appoint 3 Non-Executive Directors to the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA). The NHSCFA is a special health authority, which has responsibility for tackling fraud and corruption in the NHS in England.

As a Non-Executive Director of the NHSCFA, you will be responsible for ensuring the sound governance of the NHSCFA, including ensuring robust and effective systems of financial control and risk management are in place. Along with the non-executive team, you will contribute to the development of the strategy and annual objectives.

You will ensure the NHSCFA promotes the values of the NHS by setting a high standard for ethics and responsible business, and you will build, maintain and enhance NHSCFA’s reputation as an open and independent body that places a high priority upon preventing and detecting fraud and recovering losses where they occur.

You will play a key role in ensuring the organisation is focused on providing excellent services and good value for money and enabling the NHSCFA to contribute to the wider aims of the NHS.

You will also provide appropriate challenge, scrutiny and support at Board level, ensuring the NHSCFA is doing all it can to reduce fraud in the NHS.

Remuneration will be £7,883 per annum for a time commitment of 2 to 3 days per month. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care determines the length of appointment, which will be for up to a maximum of 3 years.

For more information, please visit the Public Appointments website:

http://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/. If you require an alternative format please call Ralph Cabrega on 0113 254 5481 or Millie Simpson on 0207 210 5501 quoting the reference 8218. The closing date for applications is midday on Thursday, 22 May 2025.