Job description

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 in Wales.

We are seeking to recruit two trainee solicitors who, working closely with Solicitors and Legal Executives, will have the opportunity of gaining experience within some of the following areas of law: Clinical negligence; Inquests; Personal injury; Employment law; Commercial law; General advice on healthcare related issues.

The available positions provide a unique opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive but challenging environment. We are looking for people who have an interest in litigation and healthcare issues and who have relevant previous experience within a work environment.

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, drafting pre-action documents and court documents, undertaking legal research, attending courts or tribunals, entering relevant information on to the case management system and drafting advice to clients.

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 and Innovating.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 24 months to meet the needs of the service.

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we have high standards and expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening & Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility & Innovating, whilst ensuring trust, honesty and compassion are implicit in everything that we do.

We are adaptable, agile and flexible and pride ourselves on being a learning organisation - one where it is safe to make mistakes, where blame is replaced by opportunity, learning and improvement. Innovation is built into everything that we do.

We recognise our people regularly and have an Appreciation Station, to encourage staff to applaud exemplary behaviour in one another, alongside an Annual Staff Recognition Award ceremony aligned to our values.

We respect and value our people and strive for a culture of compassion and inclusivity. We are a bilingual organisation, and we have a team of Change Champions who advocate ‘This is Our NWSSP’ our principal change programme. Similarly, PROUD is our new staff network welcoming LGBT+ colleagues and allies to come together in a safe space for discussions, event planning and the opportunity to build supportive networks.

We have a comprehensive benefits package where there is something for everyone, supporting health, engagement and wellbeing and includes an Employee Assistance Programme. We have over 30 Mental Health First Aiders and work in partnership with local and national organisations to ensure the well-being and resilience of our people.

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.