Legal Adviser

Medical Protection Society; Leeds; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical Protection Society in Leeds is seeking a Legal Adviser to join our Legal Services team. You will advise and represent MPS members in fitness to practise proceedings before regulators (GMC, GDC and NMC), inquests, and NHSE or NHS Trust investigations.

This role offers a varied caseload with no billing targets, and collaboration with medicolegal and dentolegal consultants. You will be supported by a Legal Assistant and encouraged to engage in projects across the organisation to broaden

Qualifications

• Practising solicitor, qualified member of CILEX or barrister with post-qualified experience.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in healthcare regulatory/coronial/disciplinary proceedings.
• Proactive and strategic approach to case management.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage cases from acceptance to resolution in accordance with relevant law and internal policies.
• Keep members informed with technically accurate advice and empathetic communication.
• Deliver fair outcomes for members in line with MPS policies and standards.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Healthcare regulatory experience

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Adviser to join our Legal Services team and are looking to recruit from all levels of post-qualified experience.

Working as part of a professional multidisciplinary team that includes doctors and dentists, our Legal Advisers perform a vital role in ensuring that MPS members receive expert and effective legal representation across a range of matters, which typically involve advising and representing members in fitness to practise proceedings before their regulator (GMC, GDC and NMC), in relation to Inquests, and in NHSE or NHS Trust disciplinary investigations.

Why apply?

• Casework is plentiful and varied, enabling Legal Advisers to select their own cases leading to excellent opportunities for developing breadth and depth of expertise.
• No billing or time recording targets.
• Working with Medicolegal and Dentolegal Consultants in a multidisciplinary team enables a tailored approach to cases that will also help you to develop a deeper understanding of the clinical and practical aspects of healthcare.
• You have support from a Legal Assistant to help manage your cases from start to finish.
• It’s not all casework. You will be encouraged (and supported) to look for opportunities to develop and test your skills outside of casework through participation in projects that may involve collaborating with colleagues across the organisation or with external stakeholders.
• Opportunities for development in and outside of the role. Where possible, MPS promotes from within the organisation, which has helped colleagues in our Legal Services team secure leadership roles across the business.
• Great offices (for when not working remotely), which are an amazing workplace for all MPS colleagues.

Main Responsibilities

• Proactively manage cases from acceptance of instructions to resolution; acting in accordance with any relevant legislation, procedural rules and applicable guidance; complying with internal policies; and applying the principles of justice and equity to ensure fair outcomes for members.
• Manage cases in a cost effective and proportionate way to ensure the best use of the membership fund.
• Keep members informed ensuring the advice is technically accurate, and with outcomes delivered in a professional and empathetic manner.
• Deliver, at all times, fair treatment and outcomes for members in compliance with MPS policies and standards.

The Ideal Candidate

• A practising Solicitor, qualified member of CILEX or barrister with relevant post-qualified experience
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in healthcare regulatory/coronial/disciplinary proceedings.
• Expertise to take a proactive and strategic approach to case management.