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Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Substantial relevant post qualification experience in relevant field/fields of law as specified in the role profile i.e. litigation gained through practice.
- Experience
Extensive experience in drafting documents.
- Experience
Experience of making presentations to non-legal staff.
- Values & Other
Demonstrate how your personal qualities match against our NWSSP core values: - Listening and learning - Working together - Taking responsibility - Innovating
- Values & Other
Willing to undertake further professional development.
- Values & Other
Able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations.
- Skills and Attributes
IT Skills/Computer literate to include the ability to learn new technologies and IT introduced.
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to communicate in all formats in plain English, with staff, senior staff, directors, on complex business and clinical negligence processes
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to negotiate in often difficult or emotional circumstances
- Skills and Attributes
Conscientious, confident, flexible and professional approach to work
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to prioritise and organise own work whilst being an effective leader of the team
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to recognise own capabilities
- Skills and Attributes
Ability and enthusiasm to train, mentor and professionally supervise more junior members of the team
- Skills and Attributes
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
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Law degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (or equivalent).
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Qualified with litigation and advocacy rights : - Qualified solicitor admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales. - CILEx Litigator and Advocate (Civil). - Qualified barrister admitted to the bar in England and Wales.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Relevant Legal Knowledge
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Defendant clinical negligence experience.
- Experience
Experience of making presentations to legal staff.
- Values & Other
Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
- Skills and Attributes
Experience of writing reports suitable for senior and executive level audiences
- Skills and Attributes
Higher Advocacy Skills.
- Skills and Attributes
Experience of using social media to promote individual professional achievements and to enhance the firm's reputation.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Higher Degree
- Qualifications and Knowledge
NHS background
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Structure of the NHS
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Relevant healthcare related law
Job overview
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.
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.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for Senior Lawyer - GMPI Team with NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership in Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Band 8 Legal professional role. The advertised salary is £67,583 - £78,530 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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