Legal Officer - Edinburgh
Royal College of Nursing Edinburgh
Main duties and responsibilities
- Specific role duties
- Represent RCN members in respect of regulatory proceedings arising out
alleged professional conduct brought by, and before the Nursing and
Midwifery Council (“NMC”), and any appeals in the High Court
- Instruct advocates in respect of regulatory proceedings arising out of the
professional misconduct brought by, and before the NMC.
- Provide advice and representation to RCN members in other Regulatory
representations and appeals in barring cases and in challenging DBS
enhanced disclosure entries (including Judicial Reviews)
- Manage caseloads and, in conjunction with lawyers and support staff within
and the wider Legal Department
- Refer cases of RCN members charged with criminal offences to private
- Advise and support members, RCN Officers and RCN Stewards on all
issues of regulatory law, together with other aspects of the law as it affects
nurses and nursing, from time to time, in particular professional conductmatters, but also in relation to Criminal Injuries Compensation claims, criminal cases, Ill Health Retirement and NHS Injury Benefit Pensions, and
health law matters generally
- Ensure the delivery of quality and cost effective legal services to RCN
the terms of RCN membership contract, professional standards and RCN
and departmental strategic objectives
- Responsible for keeping up to date developing practices in accordance with
Executives, and of the RCN
- Undertake all tasks reasonably requested of an individual exercising such
within the wider RCN or to external nursing organisations on aspects of
regulatory law
- Contribute to the training of RCN activists, RCN Officers and members,
needs, on the relevant law
- Undertake occasional travel to meet members or to take part in training and
- Promote
- Maximise all opportunities available to encourage member recruitment and
- Promote the RCN as the organisation that represents nurses and nursing,
- Control of HR and Health & Safety
- Every employee will co-operate in maintaining safe and healthy working
subsidiary policies and procedures relevant to their work activities
- Equality and Diversity
- Promote good equality practice and play a key role in ensuring equality of
- Observe all the relevant law relating to equality of opportunities
- Encourage a working atmosphere where everyone is treated with dignity
- The RCN is working towards equality of opportunity and staff are required
ensure that all staff are treated with respect, fairness and without
discrimination at work
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