Senior Lawyer

About the NMC
 
Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery practice that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing. As the independent regulator of more than 808,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.

About the team
Case Preparation and Presentation (CPP) is a multidisciplinary team mainly responsible for preparing and presenting “case to answer” cases referred to the Fitness to Practise Committee for fair and timely conclusions.
About the role
This role is offered on an initial 9 month fixed term contract.
The NMC’s largest team of lawyers and paralegals prides itself on its collegiate and supportive environment. Lawyers are supported by a head and Senior Lawyers who provide technical supervision and support professional development
Our lawyers review and prepare fitness to practise cases as well as conducting advocacy in substantive and non-substantive hearings before our practice committees. In addition, they prepare and present High Court interim order extension applications covering the UK’s jurisdictions as well as having the opportunity to advise on PSA and registrant appeals filed in the High Court. 
 
About you
You will be a lawyer who will already have substantial legal experience in professional regulation and who has already dealt with a range of high profile, complex cases. You will be an excellent advocate, a model of professionalism, and have experience of and a keen interest in supervising and supporting others. You will ideally have experience of PSA work as well as a wide perspective of other teams across the organisation and external stakeholders.  
Skills and experience required 

• Subtantial experience as a qualified Solicitor or Barrister in the UK.
• Holder of a UK Practising Certificate/eligible to obtain a UK Practising Certificate as well as preferably higher rights of audience (civil). 
• Substantial experience of professional regulatory work.
• Substantial experience of working in a politically sensitive environment and dealing with high profile, complex cases.
• Previous experience of supervising and/or leading projects.  
• Strong commitment to quality assurance and development of Lawyers in the team. 
• Excellent written and oral advocacy skills.
• Collaborative working with internal teams.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to work on a range of different matters and cases simultaneously. 
• Person-centred approach to daily work, including showing respect to all, listening and sensitively managing vulnerable individuals
• Calm under pressure and ability to work flexibly to meet changing demands and embrace/promote new strategic initiatives and changes.
• Strong commitment to high standards of service delivery and excellent internal and external customer care.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave - plus eight days paid bank holidays 
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions 
• Life Assurance – 4 x current salary
• Hybrid/Flexible working policies
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perkbox membership 
• Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
• Season ticket loans 

About Us

Our core role is to regulate. First, we promote high education and professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates - something that affects a tiny minority of professionals each year. We believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but we’ll always take action when needed. 

To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout people’s careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and we’re increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work.
 

Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions.
 
 

Check out our NMC LinkedIn page here for an insight into the NMC, our vacancies and the world of healthcare regulation.  

Additional Information

Please note, if we receive a high level of applications, we may choose to close this advert early. We encourage you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Our Pay Policy
It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.
For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
The NMC is an exciting organisation with the ambition to be the leading healthcare regulator. To achieve this, we are working in an agile way that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, disability, or gender identity and welcome applications from under-represented groups.
Reasonable adjustments
We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.
Screening and vetting
All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.