Senior Lawyer - Gmpi Team

Nhs Wales; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership seeks a senior lawyer (Solicitor / CILEx / Barrister) with extensive clinical negligence experience to join the GMPI & Primary Care Clinical Negligence team in Wales. You will manage a varied workload, guide GPs and GP services, and contribute to the strategic direction of the department.

The role involves supervising data and claims information, providing guidance on complex cases, and mentoring more junior team members while maintaining strong client

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in clinical negligence litigation.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload and mentor junior staff.
• Experience supporting GP and primary care-related claims is desirable.
• Welsh language ability is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex clinical negligence claims and provide strategic guidance to the team.
• Support the GMPI and ELS scheme operations and guidance to GPs.
• Review, monitor and analyse data and claims information related to GP negligence.
• Provide supervision, mentoring and professional development to junior solicitors and staff.

Skills

Clinical negligence litigation

Case management

Mentoring

Strategic leadership

Education

Qualified Solicitor

CILEx Chartered Legal Executive

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a senior, experienced lawyer (Solicitor / CILEx Chartered Legal Executive Litigator & Advocate / Barrister) in the field of clinical negligence to join our GMPI & Primary Care Clinical Negligence team. The team manages clinical negligence claims against those engaged in the delivery of primary care services on behalf of Local Health Boards and NHS Trusts in Wales, including GPs.

If you would like to make a positive difference and work in an organisation which truly values its staff, this will interest you.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who is experienced in clinical negligence litigation and who enjoys managing a complex case load and supporting more junior members of staff. You would be a senior member of the team and play a key strategic role in the department and build close client relationships.

The role is very varied and includes assisting the team manager with the day to day operation of the Scheme for General Medical Practice Indemnity “Scheme for GMPI” and the Existing Liabilities Scheme “ELS” and providing guidance to GPs and GP service providers in Wales (“GPs”) in the management of clinical negligence claims and concerns.

The role involves assisting the team manager to review, monitor and assess data and claims information relating to clinical negligence claims brought against GPs.

The successful candidate will have access to supervision when required but will generally work autonomously and as a senior member of the team will train, mentor and professionally supervise more junior members with their case work.

We pride ourselves on our relationships with our clients and the quality of our service. We are committed to innovation and efficiency. Our senior lawyers play a key role in delivering change across Wales. We are committed to the development and well-being of our staff.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other