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. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified or junior solicitor/legal executive to join our Complex Patient Team. We would also encourage applications from those already qualified who might want to explore a new area of law.  We would particularly welcome those with experience in Child or Adult Social Care. We advise and represent all NHS statutory bodies across Wales. 

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 Heath
• End of life decision making
• Inquests (mental health/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 reviewing medical records/reports, drafting correspondence to obtain evidence and assisting in the preparation of client advice, witness statements, court bundles, and instructions to counsel.  

We are committed to the development and well-being of our staff. You will have the support of a Team Manager and a number of other senior lawyers.  

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; Welsh and/or English 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, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone.  To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.