NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Senior Lawyer - Inquest Team
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Senior Inquest Solicitor – Inquest Team
Are you an experienced inquest solicitor looking to join an NHS team catering for Wales? We’re seeking a capable senior lawyer with expertise in Inquest advocacy to mentor colleagues, train our teams, and deliver high-quality legal services.
About the Role
Legal and Risk Services at NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) seeks a seasoned Inquest solicitor, barrister, or legal executive with Article 2 inquest experience (including multi-day jury proceedings). This role requires autonomous working—supervising complex cases, championing justice, and ensuring transparency in inquest investigations.
You’ll lead your own caseload while empowering junior colleagues via training, mentorship, and professional supervision. Our focus: learning lessons to safeguard future care.
Ideal background: Mental health law, clinical negligence, or similar, with outstanding advocacy skills.
Preferred alignment with NHS values—listening, teamwork, accountability, and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Lead a case portfolio of complex Inquest matters, delivering participation in hearings and advocacy per I prosthesis Adrian guidelines
- Train and mentor junior legal staff, developing skills in inquest evidence gathering and procedures
- Supervise work assuredly, enabling high-quality stand-alone advocacy (including Article 2 jury hearings)
- Embed a lessons-learnt culture by ensuring inquests deliver tangible and ethical outcomes
- Collaborate with NHS trusts and police, ensuring smooth liaison and effective briefings
- Facilitate cultural sensitivity and language support (make Welsh proficiency a plus)
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Requirements
Note: Minimum supervision expected—realising your current expertise while coaching others
✅ Professional experience:
- Proven expertise in mental health law/clinical negligence, including working in multi-day jury inquests
- Exceptional advocacy skills, honed in dangers and critical care litigation
✅ Attitude & values:
- Open, transparent approach: aligns with NHS commitment to learning from failures
- Excellent communication, transparent and engaging under Colleague 2 scenarios
- Team player: Works Together’ with administrative staff, specialist courts, and families
- Committed to continuous learning and innovation in purposeful ways of defence
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✅ Language: Desirable but not mandatory
- Welsh language skills welcomed for excellence in tailored legal services
About NWSSP
At the partnership, we empower fuel-in equality: keeping secure base contracts but embracing agile working to maximise flexibility and health.
- Agile models encouraged, used logistically through homeworking and office rotations when beneficial
- Individual professional development kin to core values (‘Listening & Learning,’ ‘Working Together,’ etc.)
- Enriching client interactions through collaboration and excellence
Let’s stand together: A job with us.
Next Steps
**Contact zavknérelkam': *Name: Kamila Kubryn * Job Title: Head of Inquest Team Email: kamila.kubryn@wales.nhs.uk
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