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Job overview
Legal & Risk Services is a division of the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership which provides a comprehensive legal advisory service to the NHS in Wales.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced lawyer to join our Complex Patient Team with a particular focus on Court of Protection work. We advise and represent the whole of the NHS in Wales. Significant experience in Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Mental Health Act, Court of Protection and deprivation of liberty of children is essential.
The types of cases we typically advise on include:
* Consent and capacity for adults and children
* Use of restraint
* Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (soon to transition to the Liberty Protection Safeguards)
* Mental Health
* End of life decision making
* Inquests that have issues of Mental Health or Mental Capacity.
The Team are experts in their field who are regularly instructed in novel and high profile cases. We work closely with our clients’ Mental Health, Learning Disability, Paediatric, Nursing, and Intensive Care teams.
The work of Legal & Risk has been recognised in the awards we have won. We aim to push boundaries and continue to develop ways to support the important work of the NHS.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for screening and risk assessing new enquiries; liaising with clients and witnesses to investigate and prepare cases; taking witness statements and supporting witnesses through the court process; attending and undertaking advocacy at hearings at court; providing written advice to clients.
This will include reviewing medical records/reports, drafting letters to obtain evidence and leading in the preparation of client advice, witness statements, court bundles, and instructions to counsel.
You will be responsible for supervision and development of junior lawyers and paralegals. You will play a key strategic role in helping to develop the team and build close client relationships.
The ideal candidate for this position must have good communication skills, a confident approach to work and can demonstrate our core values. There will be a need for empathy and sensitivity due to the very personal nature of the cases we deal with.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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, focusing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.
Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.
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 Knowledge
* Law Degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (or equivalent) Qualified with litigation and advocacy rights.
* Qualified solicitor admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales.
* CILEx Litigator and Advocate (Civil).
* Qualified barrister admitted to the bar in England and Wales.
* Relevant Higher Degree (e.g. Medical Law).
* NHS Background.
* Structure of the NHS.
* Experience in clinical negligence claims.
* Higher Advocacy qualification.
* Mediation Qualification/Training.
Experience
* Experience in the relevant field/fields of Law i.e. Medical Law encompassing Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act; Human Rights (in particular Deprivation of Liberty); Court of Protection Rules; Coroner’s Inquests.
* Experience of Advocacy in Court of Protection and Coroner’s Court.
* Experience of making presentations to non-legal staff.
* Advocacy at Mental Health Tribunals.
* Mediation.
Skills and Attributes
* 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 approach to work.
* Ability to prioritise and organise own work.
* Ability to recognise own capabilities.
* Evidence of excellent client care skills.
* 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.
Values
* Demonstrate how your personal qualities match our NWSSP core values: Listening and learning, Working together, Taking responsibility, Innovating.
Other
* Willing to undertake further professional development.
* Able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations.
* Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.
If you are shortlisted 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.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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