Senior Regulatory Lawyer
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Job overview
We are seeking to appoint one Band 8b as a Senior Regulatory Lawyer to work within the Commercial and Regulatory Team at Legal and Risk Services.
The senior individual will provide legal advice and support to our clients, acting a senior legal adviser. The individual will be responsible for developing junior members of the team, via supervision and line management.
Main duties of the job
To act for our clients in the NHS in Wales, by providing high quality, timely advice with a focus on public law (e.g. Judicial Review and policy creation), NHS governance, information law, healthcare commissioning and general regulatory law.
To undertake line management and supervision of junior qualified lawyers, pre-qualified lawyers (such as paralegals and trainee solicitors) and support staff as required
Maintaining accurate records and files, and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures, data protection, and confidentiality.
Contributing to the development and improvement of the team's service delivery, such as participating in training, sharing best practice, and providing feedback.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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/or Knowledge
Essential criteria- Law degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (or equivalent)
- A qualified lawyer who is either of the following: A qualified solicitor admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales
- A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and where the specialist area of law described in the role profile includes civil litigation, the postholder is required to have been awarded the CILEx Civil Proceedings Advocacy certification.
- A qualified barrister admitted to the bar in England and Wales.
- Relevant Legal Knowledge
- NHS/public sector background
Experience
Essential criteria- Substantial relevant post qualification experience in relevant field/fields of law as specified in the role profile i.e. litigation gained through practice.
- Extensive experience in drafting documents.
- Experience of managing people.
- Extensive experience of reviewing large numbers of documents
- Defendant litigation/ experience in relevant field of law
- Experience of making presentations to legal staff
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria- IT Skills/Computer literate to include the ability to learn new technologies and IT introduced.
- Ability to communicate in all formats on complex business and legal processes.
- Ability to negotiate in often difficult or emotional circumstances
- Ability to prioritise and organise own work whilst being an effective leader of the team
- Ability to recognise own capabilities
- Ability and enthusiasm to train, mentor and professionally supervise more junior members of the team
- Ability and enthusiasm to grow the work of the department and to build on and broaden the team’s reputation within and outside the NHS
- Experience of writing reports suitable for senior and executive level audiences
- Higher Advocacy Skills
- Experience of using social media to promote individual professional achievements and to enhance Legal and Risk’s reputation.
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential criteria- Willing to undertake further professional development
- Able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations
- Demonstrate how your personal qualities match against our NWSSP core values: Listening and learning
- Working together
- Taking responsibility & Innovating
- Deliver excellent customer service to our internal and external customers, helping us to maintain the customer service excellence standard
We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.
If you are short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted.
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