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.
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