Senior Lawyer

About the TeamsScreeningThe screening team is the first stage in the NMC’s fitness to practise process. In this role you’ll be the department’s sole senior lawyer where you’ll be considering the concerns raised about our registrants and advising whether regulatory action is required or if further information is needed before a decision can be made. Major InvestigationsThe major investigations team who advise on and progress some of the NMC’s most high profile and complex fitness to practise cases. The team is made up of a variety of colleagues in legal and non-legal roles.About the RolesWe have a mixture of roles available including permanent and FTC contractsScreening roleThis is a vital role, with significant individual responsibility for ensuring we make high quality screening decisions at the earliest opportunity. You’ll be responsible for providing advice in line our screening guidance and relevant legal authorities on some of our most complex and challenging cases. You will have a significant role to play in advising colleagues on the necessary enquiries that are required to make an informed and evidence-based decision. Major InvestigationsYou will be responsible for ensuring that a high-quality service is delivered that supports us to meet our statutory objectives of protecting the public and upholding confidence in the nursing and midwifery professions. This will involve oversight and supervision to ensure the quality of advice and support provided by the team. You’ll directly provide legal advice to senior and executive level colleagues on some of our most complex and challenging cases. In this role you’ll work with a broad range of colleagues across the organisation, including working with our media team. About YouYou’ll be a confident and knowledgeable lawyer with significant casework experience, preferably in professional regulation. You’ll have experience of senior stakeholder engagement and influence that will support you to ensure timely case progression. You will be a confident communicator, with a track record of leading a team and developing colleagues through coaching. 

• 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 

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.

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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.The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.  Successful candidates will be appointed to a particular NMC Office, but you may be required to travel to other NMC locations, that are reasonable daily commute from your home office.Our Pay PolicyIt 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. Reasonable adjustmentsWe 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 vettingAll 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.