Data Acquisition and Reporting Lead | NHS Counter Fraud Authority
| Posting date: | 07 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £57,528 - £64,750 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2026 |
| Location: | London, E14 4PU |
| Company: | NHS Counter Fraud Authority |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7992209/076-CFA7970781-A |
Summary
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) is the national body responsible for all matters relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of economic crime across the NHS. Further information about our work and annual plan for delivering this is available on our website.
Following the success of our 2-year funded 'Project Athena' we are pleased to offer this permanent vacancy that has management responsibility for the timely acquisition and sourcing of data suitable for counter fraud analysis within function. They provide the professional management of the reporting arm of the function that provides key business insights, external reporting and counter fraud information and fraud insights deployment to the sector. They are required to build relationships, formally agreeing data flows with key partners and working collaboratively with other disciplines within the function.
Potential applicants can contact David Dixon,Data Acquisition and Reporting Managerdavid.dixon@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 at Canary Wharf , London on 3rd June 2026.
The post holder will be required to have clearance for NPPV2.
· Provide leadership and oversight to NHSCFA’s business intelligence and reporting functions, ensuring corporate, operational and statutory reporting obligations are met to produce robust and insightful outputs for NHSCFA and its stakeholders.
· Lead the acquisition, coordination and delivery of internal and external datasets required for NHSCFA’s reporting and analytical commitments, alongside those for the wider Counter Fraud Advanced Analytics Function, ensuring consistent and reliable provision of data in alignment with defined requirements.
· Develop and manage dataflows alongside their associated data specifications, ensuring datasets are received accurately, securely and in line with agreed schedules, resolving issues related to timeliness, completeness or data quality.
· Maintain and develop reporting outputs — including dashboards, performance reports and other visual or narrative products — ensuring efficient and effective production, and accuracy, clarity and consistency of output.
· Develop and maintain strong working relationships with data providers across the NHS and partner bodies, coordinating the transfer of information and ensuring updates when formats or definitions change.
We have offices in Coventry, Newcastle and London and offer flexible, hybrid, and home-based working. Working in the London area will attract High-Cost Area Supplement. 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.
· Support negotiations and agreement processes for new or updated datasets, ensuring information governance compliance and alignment with organisational needs.
· Ensure data pipelines entering the reporting environment are appropriately documented, validated and monitored, working with technical teams for implementation or change where required.
· Ensure reporting processes and products are efficient and well governed, supporting continuous improvement across the function.
· Work with analysts and key business users to ensure insight meets organisational needs and is grounded in high‑quality, well‑governed data.
· Monitor data quality across acquired datasets, identifying issues, coordinating remedial actions, and ensuring problems affecting reporting outputs are escalated and tracked to resolution.
· Lead development and governance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), specifications, data dictionaries and work instructions for data acquisition and reporting activity. Maintain clear audit trails and version‑controlled documentation for dataflows, reporting logic and changes to ensure transparency and repeatability
· Contribute to organisational data standards through delivery of the NHSCFA’s Data Strategy Group and Data Practitioners Forum, ensuring acquisition and reporting practices align with governance expectations and supporting the effectiveness of the wider NHSCFA data environment.
· Ensure all work complies with relevant legislation including the Data Protection Act, Computer Misuse Act and Freedom of Information Act, as well as NHSCFA Policies.
This advert closes on Thursday 21 May 2026