General Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you the individual to help shape and develop the in-house legal team in LUHFT.

The Legal Service at LUHFT is a dynamic, growing and supportive team with the role providing an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to lead our Legal Services Department. As part of this, you will also act as the lead for the emerging Liverpool NHS Legal Services Collaborative with responsibility for the provision of legal services across a further two trusts commencing early in 2024.

Your work will make a positive difference to the quality of care we provide across the city, and the advice and expertise we provide. in-house legal services for the NHS.

** Providing expert advice to Board Members, Executive Directors, Senior Leaders and other staff within LUHFT and Legal

Services Collaborative member trusts in relation to relevant legal issues. Leading the further developing the innovative NHS Legal Services Collaborative for Liverpool; Acting as the relationship manager for all external legal advice (clinical, commercial, workforce) and liaison with external

Providing strategic direction, support and advice across in relation to legal services to all areas.

Ensuring that risk management processes are followed for any risks identified through the legal and coronial process

All lawyers within the Legal Service Department provide advice, often to senior decision makers, personally and at pace. The focus of the team is on building relationships, understanding the organisations we serve and quality of output rather than time recorded or hours billed, which means there are plenty of opportunities to develop professionally.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

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