NWSSP Legal & Risk Services
Employment Senior Lawyer
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Employment Senior Lawyer
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.
Job Overview
We are seeking to recruit an experienced qualified lawyers (solicitor / CILEx Chartered Legal Executive Litigator & Advocate / Barrister) in the field of employment law, to join our growing team. If you would like to make a positive difference and work in an organisation which truly values its staff, this will interest you.
Your role will be based at Companies House, Cardiff.
Skills
The ideal candidate must have good communication skills, a confident approach to work, the ability to prioritise and to be able to work well with the team and clients. Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate our core values:
- Listening and Learning
- Working Together
- Taking Responsibility
- Innovating
Main duties of the job
Advising and supporting clients in respect of their employment law caseload. Managing a varied caseload of employment claims and queries on behalf of the NHS in Wales. This is a varied role which will allow the post holder to develop a wide range of skills and be at the forefront of this fast changing area of law.
We pride ourselves on our relationships with our clients and the quality of our service. The post holder will be expected to build strong client relationships quickly and to be able to work at pace. We are committed to innovation and efficiency. We play a key role in delivering change across Wales. We are committed to the development and well-being of our staff.
The post holder will undertake the case management of a range of employment law matters from the initial advice request, to the issue of the ET claim to settlement or trial. The post holder will be expected to provide supervision to more junior staff members.
Experience of Respondent litigation is preferred but candidates with good knowledge and experience of employment matters will be considered.
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.
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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 https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/
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.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Law Degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (or equivalent)
- A qualified lawyer who is either of the following: - A qualified solicitor admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales. - A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and where the specialist area of law described in the role profile includes civil litigation, the postholder is required to have been awarded the CILEx Civil Proceedings Advocacy certification.
- A qualified barrister admitted to the bar in England and Wales.
- Relevant legal knowledge
Desirable criteria
- NHS/Public sector background
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial relevant post qualification experience in relevant field/fields of law as specified in the role profile i.e. litigation gained through practice.
- Extensive experience in drafting documents
- Experience of managing people
Desirable criteria
- Extensive experience of reviewing large numbers of documents
- Defendant litigation/ experience in relevant field of law
- Experience of making presentations to legal staff
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- IT Skills/Computer literate to include the ability to learn new technologies and IT introduced.
- Ability to communicate in all formats on complex business and legal processes
- Ability to negotiate in often difficult or emotional circumstances
- Ability to prioritise and organise own work whilst being an effective leader of the team
- Ability to recognise own capabilities
- Ability and enthusiasm to train, mentor and professionally supervise more junior members of the team
- Ability and enthusiasm to grow the work of the department and to build on and broaden the team’s reputation within and outside the NHS.
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Desirable criteria
- Experience of writing reports suitable for senior and executive level audiences
- Higher Advocacy Skills.
- Experience of using social media to promote individual professional achievements and to enhance Legal and Risk’s reputation
- Welsh Language Skills levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential criteria
- Willing to undertake further professional development
- Able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations.
- Demonstrate how your personal qualities match against our NWSSP core values: - Listening and learning - Working together - Taking responsibility - Innovating
- Deliver excellent customer service to our internal and external customers, helping us to maintain the customer service excellence standard
We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.
If you are short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
- JDPS English (PDF, 519.5KB)
- SDMP Cymraeg (PDF, 615.3KB)
- OH Form - IG Ffurflen (DOC, 666.5KB)
- NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 404.2KB)
- NWSSP - About Us (PDF, 6.6MB)
- NWSSP - Our Benefits (PDF, 490.4KB)
- NWSSP - Buddion (PDF, 458.9KB)
- PCGC -Amdanom (PDF, 6.7MB)
- Guidance Notes for Applicants (PDF, 322.5KB)
- Integrated Medium Term Plan 2025-2028 (PDF, 15.1MB)
- Integrated Medium Term Plan 2025-2028 - Cymraeg (PDF, 18.0MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Sioned Eurig
Job title Head of Employment
Email address sioned.eurig@wales.nhs.uk
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