Paralegal

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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.

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Job Overview

Legal & Risk Services is a division of the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, based in Cardiff, which provides a litigation and comprehensive legal advisory service to the NHS. The above position provides a unique opportunity to develop your skills in an informal but challenging environment.

We Are Seeking To Recruit Paralegals To Assist The Clinical Negligence Teams In The Day-to-day Management Of The Clinical Negligence Claims Against The NHS In Wales. Working Closely With Solicitors And Legal Executives There May Also Be The Opportunity Of Gaining Experience Within The Following Areas Of Law

• Clinical negligence
• Inquests
• Personal injury
• Employment law
• Commercial law
• General advice on health related issues
  
  

We are looking for people who have an interest in clinical negligence litigation and who have experience of working within a team environment.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will work under the close supervision of a Senior Lawyer and will undertake a variety of tasks such as reviewing documents including medical records, identifying and instructing medical and non-medical experts, assisting with drafting pre-action formal documents, undertaking legal research, entering relevant information on to the case management system and drafting advices to clients.

Skills

The ideal candidate for the above position must have good communication skills, a confident approach to work and be able to demonstrate our core values:

• Listening and learning
• Working together
• Taking responsibility
• Innovating
  
  

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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.

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

Other

Essential criteria

• Willing to undertake further professional development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Welsh Speaker
  
  

Values

Essential criteria

• Listening and Learning
• Working Together
• Taking responsibility
• Innovating
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Friendly and flexible approach to work
  
  

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to write in plain English
• Analytical negotiating ability
• Ability to liaise and communicate with both internal and external personnel at all levels confidently.
• IT Skills/Computer literate to include the ability to learn new technologies and IT introduced.
• Ability to prioritise and organise own work
• Ability to recognise own capabilities
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Document Drafting
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a team/s.
• Understanding of the need to adhere to office guidelines and procedures
• Working to deadlines
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Defendant/Claimant personal injury or clinical negligence
• Experience of dealing with confidential, sensitive data with an understanding of the maintenance and storage of sensitive records.
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Law Degree (or equivalent)/cilex qualification
  
  

Desirable criteria

• LPC or equivalent
• Knowledge of courts and litigation process.
• Structure of the NHS
  
  

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

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

• JDPS English (PDF, 704.3KB)
• SDMP Cymraeg (PDF, 872.3KB)
• OH Form- IG Ffurflen (PDF, 648.5KB)
• 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 Elizabeth Dawson Job title Team Leader Email address [email protected]