Description About the Team As part of our Professional Regulation Directorate, we are looking for a Head of Legal Services to provide professional legal leadership, senior legal management of legal risk within the Professional Regulation Directorate and drive the effective delivery of high-quality legal services predominantly within our Screening, Investigations and Major Investigations functions. About The Role As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will provide senior legal leadership, support effective management of legal risk and strategic direction. Working closely with the Head of Legal Services (Case Presentation and Appeals), you will play a pivotal role in: Providing expert legal advice on regulatory casework at the pre-Case Examiner stage. Leading and developing a team of legal professionals, ensuring high standards of legal service delivery. Strengthening legal frameworks to enhance efficiency, compliance, and risk management. Supporting the Fitness to Practise Plan, ensuring alignment with NMCs strategic objectives. Managing budgets, improving legal processes, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. Delivering clear communication around legal risk to senior stakeholders. Driving collaboration across legal teams and ensuring consistency in legal practice within the NMC. About You We are seeking a strategic and experienced legal leader with: Qualification as a solicitor or barrister with significant practising experience in regulatory law (preferably healthcare). A strong track record in legal management, including the supervision and development of lawyers. Proven ability to lead large operational processes and deliver results to tight timescales. Experience in budget management, operational risk management, and change leadership. Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in legal and regulatory processes. Benefits 30 days annual leave - plus 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 Insurance 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 well always take action when needed. To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout peoples careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and were 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. 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. Up to Band 5: Due to the nature of your role and the work undertaken by the NMC, on very rare occasions you may be required by the NMC or the Courts to assist in litigation proceedings or inquests. This may involve collating information, providing a witness statement, or giving oral evidence on behalf of the NMC. Heads of: Due to the nature of your role and the work undertaken by the NMC, you may be required by the NMC or the Courts to assist in litigation proceedings, inquests, or inquiries. This may involve collating information, providing a witness statement, and giving oral evidence on behalf of the NMC. Such evidence may be in relation to specific cases, policy decisions or operational, strategic issues taken by the NMC 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. 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. TPBN1_UKTJ
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Head of Legal