Job of the Week: Healthcare Solicitor/Barrister

Healthcare Regulatory Solicitor / Barrister - Nationwide - 3+ PQE

Location: North West

Salary: c.£50,000 + generous bonus (see below)

Job type: Permanent

Job sector: Private Practice

Sector: Regulatory

Experience: PQE 3

Remote based – flexible working - c.£50,000 + generous bonus (see below)

About Healthcare Counsel

Healthcare Counsel Ltd is a niche practice that advises health and social care providers about regulatory matters, often in the context of a crisis.  Due to an increase in work recently, it is seeking an additional lawyer to join its principal.

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 demonstrable interest in the health and social care sectors.
• Have a clear and persuasive writing style, with proven success in written advocacy.
• Have proven experience of analysing large volumes of information.
• Can provide examples of communicating confidently and effectively with a wide range of people.
• Have an interest in marketing through writing articles, delivering presentations, and providing training.

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 investigations
• Drafting contracts
• Attracting new clients

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:

• A modest target of 900 billable hours annually.
• Clients’ needs and deadlines.

Bonus

You will share in the success you bring to Healthcare Counsel.  You will accordingly be paid 50% of any receipts above the 900 hours target.

Application

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