NWSSP Legal & Risk Services (L&R) is the in-house legal team providing legal advice and representation for the statutory health bodies in Wales. We have specialist experience, knowledge and understanding of the legal, administrative and policy issues that affect the operation of the NHS and we are proud to be part of the NHS Wales family.
We have a number of specialist teams in a wide range of practice areas including clinical negligence, personal injury, commercial, procurement, regulatory, court of protection, inquests, employment, property and general healthcare advice.
We believe in supporting our people to reach their potential. We support widening access to the profession, and we encourage applications from those looking to qualify via all routes including SQE and CILEX. We support students via the Network75 programme, and we hope to recruit legal apprentices from next year.
We are a values-based employer. We are looking for candidates who have good communication skills, a confident approach to work and can demonstrate our core values of listening and learning, working together, taking responsibility and innovating.
Over the last 12 months, we have been shortlisted for a number of local and national awards recognising excellence in the legal profession. At this year’s Wales Legal Awards, we were awarded the Special Commendation Award for extraordinary efforts since March 2020 in supporting the NHS during COVID-19. During the pandemic the teams supported the NHS to establish field hospitals and vaccination centres; to procure PPE and to establish new ways of providing health services. The judges were impressed not only with our commitment to our clients but also the way we supported each other with high workloads, lockdown isolation and grief during those unprecedented times. We received a standing ovation from all those who attended which was a very special moment for us (pictured, left).
We were also finalists in the LexisNexis Legal Awards in the customer focus category (pictured, right) and the Employment Team won Team of the Year at the South Wales Legal Awards.
We continue to expand and grow. You can find all vacancies on NHS Jobs and on the L&R website.
We are currently recruiting to our Inquest Team. Are you a specialist Inquest lawyer looking for a new challenge? Or perhaps you have a keen interest in Inquests and want to use your transferable skills to move into a new practice area?
Our Inquest Team is the leading provider of inquest advice and support to all Health Boards and Trusts in Wales, advising on the most lengthy, complex, high-profile inquests. The team works closely with our clinical negligence and court of protection teams to provide a comprehensive service to our NHS clients. You can learn more about the Inquest Team here.
We have a comprehensive benefits package, supporting health, engagement and wellbeing which includes an Employee Assistance Programme. Other benefits include the NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement and flexible and agile working and support with professional and personal development. Find out what our people think about working for us by clicking the links to short films on our careers page.
We also advertise vacancies and training events (including a free to attend virtual insight day) via Twitter and LinkedIn. Follow us for updates.
