Inquests and Healthcare Advisory lawyer South West

New interesting Healthcare and Inquest role for an experienced litigation lawyer, looking for a change of direction, or a healthcare lawyer looking for a new challenge.

You will be joining a Top 100 National firm, where you will be working on a broad caseload including conducting health-related inquests (including advocacy) primarily for the NHS, as well as working for independent sector health and social care clients and local authorities.

You will also manage a caseload of varied cases of advice on health and social care advisory issues, including for example mental health, mental capacity and deprivation of liberty, medical treatment decisions and welfare planning disputes, safeguarding, access and funding disputes and continuing healthcare / Individual Funding Requests, information governance / DPA / FOI, judicial review and Human Rights Act claims.

Joining a well established, close knit team, you will be given support to fully develop your career and interest in the healthcare sector. If you have experience in inquests and/or health and social care advisory matters: general community care matters including mental health, mental capacity including health and welfare applications and s21A MCA 2005 challenges, adult safeguarding, ordinary residence, professional advisory on health and social care legal matters including consent, Continuing Healthcare, access and funding, direct payments, immigration, judicial review and human rights claims our Client would like to hear from you.

Please contact Sarah Wood for more information about this role and a full job spec.

Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.