Corporate Services and Governance Lawyer

1 month ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Full time

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified or junior lawyer to join a thriving and exciting in-house commercial team.

Our dynamic Commercial, Regulatory and Procurement team at NWSSP Legal and Risk Services requires a full-time solicitor, legal executive or barrister to join the team to provide a broad range of services and advice to NWSSP and the Health Bodies in Wales.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will work with supervision to provide contentious and non-contentious legal advice and assistance to the NHS in Wales. You will be given the opportunity to practice in areas such as commercial law, procurement law, associated public / administrative law, NHS regulatory law and information governance amongst other areas.

Our ideal candidate will be open to developing a specialism in any of the above areas and will come to the team with some relevant experience and a keen interest to develop.

You will have a passion for public service, have good communication skills, a confident approach to work, a drive to progress and an ability to demonstrate our core values:

Listening and Learning Working Together Taking Responsibility Innovating

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we have high standards and expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening & Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility & Innovating, whilst ensuring trust, honesty and compassion are implicit in everything that we do.

We are adaptable, agile and flexible and pride ourselves on being a learning organisation - one where it is safe to make mistakes, where blame is replaced by opportunity, learning and improvement. Innovation is built into everything that we do.

We recognise our people regularly and have an Appreciation Station, to encourage staff to applaud exemplary behaviour in one another, alongside an Annual Staff Recognition Award ceremony aligned to our values.

We respect and value our people and strive for a culture of compassion and inclusivity. We are a bilingual organisation, and we have a team of Change Champions who advocate 'This is Our NWSSP' our principal change programme. Similarly, PROUD is our new staff network welcoming LGBT+ colleagues and allies to come together in a safe space for discussions, event planning and the opportunity to build supportive networks.

We have a comprehensive benefits package where there is something for everyone, supporting health, engagement and wellbeing and includes an Employee Assistance Programme. We have over 30 Mental Health First Aiders and work in partnership with local and national organisations to ensure the well-being and resilience of our people.

Job description

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

Essential

Law Degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice ( or equivalent) Qualified with litigation and advocacy rights Relevant legal knowledge

Desirable

Relevant higher degree Structure of the NHS

Experience

Essential

Experience gained through training contract within any of the following areas of law: o Public and Regulatory Law o Dispute Resolution/Litigation o Commercial o Public Procurement

Desirable

Experience of the contractual issues NHS or public sector background Experience of drafting documents and advice to clients. Experience of making presentations to non-legal staff.

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

IT Skills/Computer literate to include the ability to learn new technologies and IT introduced Ability to communicate in all formats, in plain English. Ability to negotiate in often difficult or emotional circumstances Conscientious, confident, flexible and professional Ability to prioritise and organise own work Ability to recognise own capabilities Evidence of excellent client care skills

Desirable

Ability to prioritise and organise own work whilst motivating the junior members team

Values and Personal Qualities

Essential

Listening and learning Working together Taking responsibility Innovating

other

Essential

Willing to undertake further professional development

Desirable

Welsh Speaker

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