Audit Manager in Llanfairfechan

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.

There are two roles available:

• 37.5 hours - North Wales Team, which is based at Bryn Y Neuadd, Aber Road, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, LL33 0HH
• 22.5 hours - South East Team, which is based at Cwmbran House, Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool, NP4 0HZ

The Audit Manager roles within the North Wales and South East teams provides the opportunity to work across a range of NHS Wales organisations and be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of audits plans and managing a portfolio of audit assignments, as well as delivering complex high-level reviews of risks, strategies, governance structures, quality and safety, financial and workforce management, operational and clinical delivery across our clients.

We believe these are great opportunities for the right candidates, and the recent external quality assessment of our service by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors demonstrates that we are delivering a quality service to all of our clients. We work in an agile way, for example we are flexible as to where you are based and the hours you work. And we invest in training and development to ensure all of us have the right skills to deliver effective assurance and add value.

We work in probably the most high-profile public service in Wales, and this is a great time to join NHS Wales. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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/

Job responsibilities: You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications and Knowledge
• Relevant professional qualification, with post qualification experience or equivalent knowledge and competence
• Highly specialist knowledge of audit standards
• Highly specialist knowledge of controls assurance
• Highly specialist knowledge of control frameworks
• Experience
• Substantial experience of internal audit, public sector audit and/or NHS experience
• Producing complex audit reports including making recommendations for enhancements to procedure and controls
• Advanced specialised knowledge and experience of internal audit and risk management
• Presentation of complex and potentially sensitive information where management are resistant to findings
• Skills and Attributes
• Ability to plan, control and carry out audit assignments
• Production of complex audit plans and assignment briefs
• Excellent report writing skills, supervisory and communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and equally effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.