Consultant Solicitor / Barrister 3+ PQE
Remote based – flexible working
£120 / hour
About Healthcare Counsel
Healthcare Counsel is a niche practice that advises health and social care providers about regulatory matters, often in the context of a crisis. We work with clients on CQC and Ofsted enforcement and registration matters, inquests, safeguarding, complaints, criminal investigations and prosecutions, commissioner dispute resolution and subject access requests.
About you
Ideally, you will have experience of working as a healthcare regulatory lawyer. However, it is far more important that you:
· Prefer working independently and remotely.
· Prefer work that involves close attention to detail.
· Learn new areas of law quickly.
· Have a clear and persuasive writing style.
· Have proven experience of analysing large volumes of information.
· Can provide examples of communicating confidently and effectively with a wide range of people.
· Are calm, and calming, in a crisis.
Experience of one or more of the following is preferable but not essential - your application will be considered without directly relevant experience:
· CQC enforcement.
· Safeguarding.
· Other regulatory and police investigations.
· Contract monitoring.
· Mental capacity and Court of Protection.
· Mental Health law.
· Inquests.
· Information law.
· Advising on complaints including Ombudsman investigation.
About the role
You will be advising care home groups and other health and social care providers about a broad range of regulatory and public law matters. This will often be in the context of a regulatory crisis, with clients facing enforcement action from a range of public authorities. Your cases may attract media attention and you will be comfortable working as part of a team that may include the client and other advisors such as consultants and PR advisors.
The role will involve working remotely and with complete flexibility subject only to meeting deadlines on work you accept.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and covering letter to jlandau@healthcarecounsel.co.uk
If you apply through LinkedIn please ensure you include a covering letter. Applications without covering letters will not be considered. If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to complete a written exercise.