Senior Legal Counsel

Nuffield Health; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK healthcare organisation is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel (Clinical & Corporate) to support strategic goals, manage risk, and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate will be a UK-qualified solicitor with at least 10 years of experience in healthcare law. The role involves advising on legal and governance matters, drafting agreements, and enhancing compliance. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including gym membership and health assessments.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Ten years of PQE ideally gained in healthcare law in-house or in private practice.
• Confidence to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to deliver training and legal updates.

Responsibilities

• Advise on legal, regulatory, and governance matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and clinical contracts.
• Support corporate transactions including acquisitions and disposals.
• Enhance governance and compliance through policy development.
• Deliver in-house training to clinical and hospital teams.
• Monitor legislative developments and advise on impacts.
• Deputise for Chief Legal & Governance Officer on various matters.
• Manage external legal advisor relationships.

Skills

Regulatory and compliance expertise

NHS contracting experience

Corporate transactional knowledge

Stakeholder engagement skills

Pragmatic mindset

Ability to translate legal issues into business advice

Education

UK-qualified solicitor or barrister with at least 10 years PQE

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a Senior Legal Counsel (Clinical & Corporate) to join our Legal team and play a pivotal role in supporting our strategic goals while managing risk and ensuring compliance. Reporting to the Chief Legal & Governance Officer, you'll be part of a friendly, forward-thinking team in a dynamic organisation that values development and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Advise on legal, regulatory, and governance matters across our Hospitals and Clinical teams, including CMA compliance.


• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial and clinical contracts (e.g. NHS and private medical insurer agreements).


• Support corporate transactions such as acquisitions, disposals, and strategic collaborations.


• Enhance governance and compliance through policy development and risk mitigation.


• Deliver in-house training and legal updates to clinical and hospital teams.


• Monitor legislative developments and advising on their impact.


• Deputise for the Chief Legal & Governance Officer on charity and company secretarial matters.


• Manage relationships with external legal advisors.

Qualifications

• A UK-qualified solicitor or barrister with at least 10 years\' PQE, ideally gained in healthcare law within an in-house or specialist private practice setting. You bring:


• Strong regulatory and compliance expertise, ideally in healthcare.


• Experience with NHS contracting and commercial agreements.


• Corporate transactional knowledge.


• Ability to translate complex legal issues into practical business advice.


• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills.


• A proactive, pragmatic, and commercially astute mindset.


• Confidence working independently in a fast-paced environment.


• You\'ll thrive in our collegiate Legal & Assurance team, which includes Risk & Assurance, Data Protection, and Information Security.

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That\'s why we\'ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.