We are a well-respected specialist Mental Health Practice with a contract with the Legal Aid Agency. We are extremely busy as we cover hearings in both England and Wales and we have the following vacancies:
Salaried Panel Accredited Solicitor. Full-time or part-time. Flexible working arrangements. Any area considered. Salary will reflect experience or potential of the candidate.
Consultant Panel Accredited Solicitor. Full-time or part-time. Flexible working arrangements. Any area considered.
Alternatively please ring Andrew on 07812 049296 for an informal chat.
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Location: London, Leeds, Homebased — Region Specific Salary: £37,694 (National Framework) or £42,712 (London Framework) Closing date: 15th June 2022 Job reference number: req1129
About us: Why this could be a great role for you…
We all use health and social care services and may know people who access these services. This is an opportunity to join an organisation that has an impact on the improvement agenda for those services, so that you can make a difference to the standard of care people receive in adult social care, hospitals, mental health services, children’s services, health and justice services and primary medical services.
CQC’s Governance and Legal Services (GLS) team is established and dynamic. As a Lawyer working in the inhouse legal team you will be responsible for delivering advice to the Adult Social Care (ASC) and or Hospitals and Primary Medical Services Operation Teams, as well as the opportunity to work across a range of stakeholders across the organisation. The work is interesting and often high profile. You’ll be required to work closely with our award-winning in-house Litigation Inquests and Prosecution Team and to work with the Lawyers and colleagues across all the teams in GLS.
As a Lawyer, you’ll provide legal advice to our Operations Group on a variety of civil enforcement matters, including urgent applications for cancellation or suspension. You will also be required to provide policy and regulatory advice. The role requires flexibility to support wider Legal Services team activity. You will also be responsible for developing strong relations throughout the business, using your experience and knowledge to shape legal solutions.
This is a role for people who are committed to making a difference in this sector in return if you have the right skill set you will develop and enhance your skills in the legal aspects of health and social care regulation.
About the job:
Further details, who to contact: For an informal discussion or further information about this role please contact Hiring Managers:
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Job available in these locations: London, United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom Homebased – Flexible, United Kingdom
Grade: A £50,466 (National Framework) or £55,484 (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £514 per annum for those working from home.
Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?
When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work, what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC, we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.
Why this could be a great role for you…
We all use health services and may know people who access health services. This is an opportunity to join an organisation that has an impact on the improvement agenda for those services, so that you can make a difference to the standard of care people receive in hospitals, mental health services, children’s services, health and justice services and primary medical services.
CQC’s Governance and Legal Services (GLS) team is established and dynamic. As a Senior Lawyer working in the Hospitals & PMS Legal Team, you will be leading on the delivery of legal advice to the Hospitals and Primary Medical Services Operational Teams and Regulatory Leadership Function. The work is interesting and often high profile. There will also be opportunity to work on a wide range of different projects across the wider legal team. You’ll be required to work closely with our award-winning in-house Litigation Inquests and Prosecution Team to support the exercise of CQC’s enforcement activity and to work with the colleagues across all the teams with the Governance and Legal Services Directorate.
This is a role for people who are committed to making a difference in this sector in return if you have the right skill set you will develop and enhance your skills in the legal aspects of health and social care regulation.
What we can offer you…
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32.5days, plus 8 Bank Holidays), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme, contributing about 14% of basic salary. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics, fleet cars, plus we also have an internal reward scheme which could see you earn yourself a voucher or two! All our Homeworkers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home.
We want to support you to succeed and be your very best, with opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.
We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.
What you will bring…
You’ll be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience. You will have strong leadership skills and can evidence your persuading and influencing abilities.
You will have an established history of managing caseloads and proven regulatory or enforcement experience. You must be able to quickly adapt to and be able to advise and present complex legal information in an easily understood and accessible format to CQC’s Operational Teams. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across Governance & Legal Services, as well as the wider organisation. You will have an eye for detail but also be able see the bigger picture; engaging and influencing colleagues in a supportive manner.
You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to secure and maintain the confidence of a range of Commission stakeholders. You will also be able to analyse risk and benefit within a fast-paced environment, and to reassess priorities on a continual basis.
We are particularly keen to hear from those with experience working in health and regulation. Does this sound like you? If you have valuable experience in regulatory advisory work, civil litigation (including defending judicial review claims) we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion or further information about this role please contact Hiring Manager – Nikki Fashola, Legal Manager for Hospitals and PMS: Nikki.fashola@cqc.org.uk
Closing date: Sunday 12 June 2022 at 11.59pm.
Potential interview dates: 20 and 21 June 2022.
Please note some roles may be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
For this role, we are particularly encouraging people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities to apply, who are currently under-represented at this level in the organisation.
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Mental Health Solicitor – Gloucester / South West Area & East Midlands/London Area
Reeds Solicitors LLP are a successful and established legal practice, that pride themselves on excellence. We are looking to expand so we can continue to represent those in most need and provide advice and representation on all aspects of Mental Health Law. Accordingly, we have an opportunity for a panel accredited fee earner to join either our Mental Health team in Gloucester and the Southwest, or our team in the East Midlands/London Area.
The successful candidate must be a member of the Law Society’s Mental Health Accreditation Scheme and will be expected to manage their own diverse caseload, undertaking all aspects of advocacy before the Tribunal and Hospital Managers.
Supervisor status would be advantageous, but other applications will be considered.
A full UK driving licence is essential.
Salary depending on experience — applications or enquiries to f.bartlett@reeds.co.uk with MENTAL HEALTH SOLICITOR in the subject bar. Thank you.
Job description
Meeting and interviewing clients to give advice on all aspects of their detention under the Mental Health Act.
Managing varied and complex cases from beginning to end.
Representing clients before the Mental Health Tribunal and/or Hospital Managers’ Hearings.
Ensuring standards of files are met in accordance with the Office Manual and Lexcel standards.
Providing the highest level of client care.
Undertaking legal research and instructing experts where required.
Undertaking a range of Continuing Competence activities to meet The Law Society’s criteria.
Working in a team, sometimes referring cases to the Head of Department.
Supervising and delegating work to trainee solicitors, paralegals and legal secretaries as appropriate.
Any other duties as directed by the Team Leader or a member of the Management Team.
Person Specification
Must be a member of The Law Society’s Mental Health Accreditation Panel.
Excellent communicator in both written and spoken English.
Excellent understanding of client care requirements and a commitment to legal aid.
Proficient in using Microsoft Office package and the ability to learn and efficiently use both practice and case management software.
Must be proactive in seeking to manage and progress files and apply consistent attention to detail.
Excellent time management and organisational skills.
The ability to work within a high pressure, high workload environment.
Be self-confident, proactive and able to develop good working relationship with third parties.
Resilient with the ability to cope with ever-changing priorities.
A flexible approach and willingness to help across the department, with a “can-do” attitude.
Why work for Reeds Solicitors?
We are a forward-thinking, dynamic, Leading Top Tier Legal 500 company, who put their clients and employees first. We are a fun and flexible firm with good opportunities for development and career progression, in fact we have been award-shortlisted for our flexible working and wellbeing policies. We expect a lot from our employees but in return we offer:
The ability to earn up to 30 days of holiday with years of service (standard holiday packages start at 21 days plus all bank holidays).
Additional paid day off on your birthday.
Ability to purchase a further 5 days of holiday each year.
Discretionary additional holiday days given at Christmas (up to a maximum of 2 days)
Flexible working schemes available to all employees.
Private medical health care with the option to add optical and dental care.
Discounted gym memberships.
Fresh fruit baskets in each office on a weekly basis.
Cycle to work scheme.
Unlimited access to online-based training, structured regulatory training and a weekly ‘top tip’ to support and enhance working practices.
A culture of respect for colleagues and the best possible service for our clients.
Employee assistance programme with access to physical, mental and emotional health advice & webinars, wellbeing videos and programmes, online counselling & mini health checks.
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Paralegals – Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law
Butler & Co Solicitors are a very successful south-west based firm dedicated to providing high-quality legal representation in the fields of mental health and mental capacity law. Due to plans for expansion, we are now seeking ambitious and hardworking individuals to join our successful team as paralegals.
Opportunities are available to join both our mental health and our mental capacity team. Applicants will be expected to have a strong academic background and a demonstrable commitment to publicly funded work. A full driving license is essential.
The successful candidate can look forward to receiving a competitive salary and to working as part of a dynamic team with high standards of casework and client care.
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We are a well-respected specialist Mental Health Practice with a contract with the Legal Aid Agency. We are extremely busy as we cover hearings in both England and Wales and we have the following vacancies:
Salaried Panel Accredited Solicitor. Full time or part time. Flexible working arrangements. Any area considered. Salary will reflect experience or potential of the candidate.
Consultant Panel Accredited Solicitor. Full time or part time. Flexible working arrangements. Any area considered.
Alternatively please ring Andrew on 07812 049296 for an informal chat.
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We are a renowned multiservice law firm committed to access for justice. Our lawyers specialise in criminal defence, family law, housing, civil liberties and human rights. We are a Legal 500 and Chambers UK recommended firm who are currently recruiting an Assistant Solicitor to join our Fleet House office.
This is a full-time position with the successful candidate being part of a dynamic and growing team. You will be responsible for running a case load, to include:
Challenging unlawful decisions via Judicial Review
Accessing social services support
Court of Protection proceedings
Complaints against local authorities and the NHS
About you:
Have a passion for publically funded work
Attention to detail and the confidence to work independently as well as in a team
Newly Qualified or more experienced Solicitor
Solid experience in social welfare and Court of Protection matters gained within a reputable firm
Excellent client care skills
IT proficiency
Ability to work to tight deadlines and remain calm whilst under pressure
You will receive a positive and supportive working environment with a team that prides themselves on promoting from within, exposure to industry specialists and a fantastic opportunity to start or continue your development in an award-winning law firm.
We are looking for individuals who are able to join the team ASAP and those on short or no notice periods may be preferred.
The firm will consider applications from those seeking permanent positions as well as those interested in a 12-month fixed term contract.
Salary and benefits will be negotiable and will reflect experience or potential of the candidate.
(Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we are unable to respond to all candidates or provide feedback on your application, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days of the application deadline then you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.)
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