Healthcare Solicitor

Service Care Solutions; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Healthcare Solicitor to join a respected NHS Trust Legal Team in Salisbury. This role allows for impactful in-house work in healthcare law, focusing on various legal responsibilities including clinical negligence claims and high court applications. Ideal candidates will be qualified solicitors with healthcare law experience, and the role offers hybrid working and flexible hours. The contract is for 3 months with extending potential.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Weekly pay

Flexible hours

Qualifications

• Significant experience in healthcare law and a current practising certificate.
• Ideally experience working for an NHS Trust in‑house legal team.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare advice on consent, capacity, and data protection.
• Manage in-house High Court applications for cost savings.
• Handle complex childcare cases and support police in proceedings.
• Manage clinical negligence and third-party claims for the Trust.
• Support and represent staff at Coroner’s Court.

Skills

Healthcare law experience

Ability to work independently

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified solicitor (England and Wales)

Job description

Service Care Solutions is delighted to be recruiting for a Healthcare Solicitor to join a highly respected NHS Trust Legal Team in Salisbury. This is an exciting opportunity to step into a broad, influential in‑house role where your expertise drives safer care, reduced risk, and major cost savings.

Role

Healthcare Solicitor – NHS Trust

Location

Wiltshire – Hybrid/Remote

Umbrella Rate

£40‑£45ph

PAYE Inc Rate

£35.40 – 39.75ph

Contract Length

3 months with potential for extension

Key Responsibilities

• Healthcare Advice: consent, capacity, data protection, Mental Health Act, regulatory issues, adult and children’s services.
• Manage High Court applications in‑house for significant savings.
• Disclosure Requests: support police and local authorities in childcare and criminal proceedings; handle complex childcare matters at the South West regional centre for children.
• Claims Management: manage clinical negligence & third‑party claims under NHSR schemes; work closely with clinicians to robustly defend Trust interests.
• Inquests: support and represent staff at Coroner’s Court; liaise with local coroners on a substantial inquest portfolio.

Key Requirements

• A qualified solicitor (in England and Wales) with significant experience in health‑care law and a current practising certificate.
• Ideally experience working for an NHS Trust in‑house legal team previously.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• Hybrid working.
• Weekly pay – the rate offered will depend on experience and interview performance.
• Flexible hours.

If this Healthcare Solicitor role sounds like an opportunity of interest for you or someone you know, then please feel free to reach out to Hugh Barnes on (phone number removed), or email (url removed).

We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.