Legal Adviser
- Recruiter
- NHS Improvement
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £55,905 to £66,627 per annum
- Posted
- 26 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 23 Aug 2018
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Public Sector / Local Authority
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Legal Adviser
London
£55,905 to £66,627 per annum, including Higher Cost Area Supplement
A truly rewarding opportunity for a qualified solicitor or barrister to make a positive contribution to the NHS.
In this vital role as a Legal Adviser, providing maternity leave cover, you will be supporting the NHS Improvement Legal Team in ensuring that NHS Improvement is identifying and managing legal risk effectively and is a legally compliant organisation. You will be joining the team as NHS Improvement implements new working arrangements with NHS England, designed to bring the organisations closer together and work more effectively.
Legal Advisers are responsible for the day-to-day provision of high-quality and timely legal advice to NHS Improvement’s functions, in a range of areas including:
- interpretation and application of relevant legislation, including the National Health Service Act 2006 and the Health & Social Care Act 2012
- advice on public law and oversight of NHS trusts and foundation trusts
- Freedom of Information, data protection, contract and procurement law.
Key to this role will be your legal skills, including knowledge and understanding of public law, previous relevant experience and your ability to:
- deliver consistently high-quality and accurate work under significant pressure
- build successful working relationships across professional and operational boundaries
- communicate effectively and present information in a clear and logical way
- exercise sound judgment, problem solve and analyse effectively
- organise your work effectively and work on own initiative.
If you are able to demonstrate the required skills and have the relevant experience we would like to hear from you.
To apply please click the apply button.
Closing date: 23rd August 2018
NHS Improvement is the operational name for the organisation that brings together Monitor, NHS Trust Development Authority, Patient Safety, the National Reporting and Learning System, the Advancing Change team and the Intensive Support Teams.
NHS Improvement is responsible for overseeing foundation trusts, NHS trusts and independent providers. We offer the support these providers need to give patients consistently safe, high quality, compassionate care within local health systems that are financially sustainable. By holding providers to account and, where necessary, intervening, we help the NHS to meet its short-term challenges and secure its future.