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Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving and growing team which provides advice and support to clients across Wales in respect of Inquests. As a senior lawyer, you will be a key member of the team, supervising others and delivering training whilst providing high quality legal services to our NHS clients. The role involves having your own caseload of complex Inquest matters and conducting advocacy.

Main Duties of the Job

Legal and Risk Services are looking for an experienced Inquest solicitor capable of working with minimum supervision. Candidates are sought that fit with the values of the NHS in Wales to be open and transparent about inquest investigations and to help ensure lessons are learned.

The post will be suitable for solicitors, barristers or legal executives with experience in Mental Health and Clinical Negligence, and advocacy in multi‑day Article 2 inquests before juries.

As a senior member of the team, the candidate will also be expected to train, mentor and professionally supervise more junior members.

Skills

• Good communication skills and a confident approach to work.
• Demonstrate the core values: Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility, Innovating.
• Desirable: ability to speak Welsh.

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.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package: https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP works in an agile way where possible; all posts will have a contractual base but may involve 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.

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• Law degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (or equivalent)
• A qualified lawyer who is either of the following:
  • Solicitor admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) with Civil Proceedings Advocacy certification if relevant
  • Barrister admitted to the bar in England and Wales
• Relevant Legal Knowledge (detailed in the attached JD & PS)

Desirable Criteria

• NHS/public sector background

Experience

• Substantial post‑qualification experience in litigation and related fields
• Extensive experience in drafting documents
• Experience of managing people

Experience – Desirable

• Extensive experience reviewing large numbers of documents
• Extensive experience in drafting documents
• Experience of managing people

Aptitude and Abilities

• IT Skills – computer literate, learn new technologies
• Ability to communicate in all formats on complex business and legal processes
• Ability to negotiate in often difficult or emotional circumstances
• Ability to prioritise and organise own work while being an effective leader of the team
• Ability to recognise own capabilities
• Enthusiasm to train, mentor and supervise junior members
• Enthusiasm to grow the department and broaden the team’s reputation within and outside the NHS

Aptitude and Abilities – Desirable

• Experience of writing reports suitable for senior and executive level audiences
• Higher Advocacy Skills
• Experience of using social media to promote professional achievements and enhance Legal and Risk reputation
• Welsh Language Skills levels 1-5 in understanding, speaking, reading, writing

Other

• Willing to undertake further professional development
• Able to travel to various locations
• Demonstrate how personal qualities match NWSSP core values
• Deliver excellent customer service to internal and external customers

We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.

If you are shortlisted for interview you will be contacted by email.

Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

Applicant Requirements

• UK professional registration
• Welsh language skills desirable

Documents to Download

• JD & PS (PDF, 511.2KB)
• JD & PS Welsh (PDF, 719.9KB)
• OH Form (PDF, 640.5KB)
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 696.3KB)
• NWSSP - About Us (PDF, 6.6MB)
• NWSSP - Our Benefits 2023 (PDF, 487.5KB)
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• Guidance Notes for Applicants Nov25 (PDF, 322.5KB)
• IMTP Summary 2024-2027 (PDF, 13.7MB)
• IMTP Summary 2024-2027 - Cymraeg (PDF, 13.7MB)

Contact

Name: Kamila Kubryn
Job title: Head of Inquest Team
Email address: kamila.kubryn@wales.nhs.uk