Lawyer

The Nursing and Midwifery Council; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulatory body for health professionals is seeking a Lawyer to review and prepare fitness to practise cases for committees and present hearings. Candidates should hold a UK Practising Certificate and have experience in advocacy, legal advice, and autonomous decision-making. The role emphasizes excellent communication skills and a commitment to equality and diversity. Both fixed-term and permanent full-time positions are available in the United Kingdom, providing support for handling sensitive material.

Responsibilities

• Review and prepare fitness to practise cases for committees.
• Prepare applications to be heard in the High Court.
• Present hearings regularly before practice committees.

Skills

UK Practising Certificate as UK Qualified Solicitor or Barrister

Experience of advocacy

Providing legal advice under deadlines

Autonomous decision making

Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills

Collaborative working

Excellent organisational skills

Person-centred approach

Commitment to equality and diversity

High level of integrity and confidentiality

Job description

Lawyer – The Nursing and Midwifery Council

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Pay range

The NMC provides a pay range for this role: Base pay range. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience – discuss it with your recruiter.

About Us

At the NMC, we’re committed to delivering excellence by living our values and behaviours every day. We foster a workplace built on these, ensuring every team member thrives and contributes to our purpose.

About the Team and what we do

The Case Preparation and Presentation (CPP) team is a multidisciplinary team mainly responsible for preparing and presenting “case to answer” cases referred to the Fitness to Practise Committee for fair and timely conclusions.

About the role

The NMC’s largest team of lawyers and paralegals prides itself on its collegiate and supportive environment. Lawyers are supported by a head and senior lawyers who provide technical supervision and support with professional development. Our lawyers review and prepare fitness to practise cases for our practice committees as well as preparing applications to be heard in the High Court. This role has a focus on advocacy and involves presenting hearings regularly before the NMC’s practice committees. Our hearings range from straightforward to complex and are heard both virtually and at our hearing centres in London and Edinburgh. Lawyers with the relevant rights of audience can also expect to appear regularly in the County Court and High Court or Court of Session.

About You

You will be a lawyer who may already have experience of regulatory law (but if not, you should demonstrate an interest in this area) and who will be committed to helping us to deliver high quality adjudication outcomes for registrants referred to the NMC in a person‑centred way. You will be an excellent communicator, whether that be in oral, written or presentation form. You will also have a high level of attention to detail and will have the ability to quality assure your own work with minimal supervision.

Skills and experience required

• Holder of a UK Practising Certificate as UK Qualified Solicitor or Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive
• Experience of advocacy
• Proven experience of providing consistently accurate and appropriate legal advice while meeting tight deadlines
• Experience of autonomous decision making while dealing with high profile, sensitive issues
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
• Collaborative working with other internal teams
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to work on a range of different matters and cases simultaneously
• Person‑centred approach to daily work, including showing respect to all, listening and sensitively managing individuals with additional needs
• Strong commitment to and understanding of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion within the environment that the NMC operates
• High level of personal integrity, professionalism and confidentiality

Please note that this role requires you to review and work with sensitive and distressing material relating to fitness to practice cases and you will be given the appropriate support to deal with this material.

There is a fixed‑term, part‑time role available, as well as permanent, full‑time positions.

Employment type

Full‑time (fixed‑term and permanent positions available)

Job function

Legal, Management, and Quality Assurance