Commercial Property Lawyer

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a junior lawyer to join a thriving and exciting in-house commercial property team. Our dynamic Property Acquisitions, Disposals and Leases team at NWSSP Legal and Risk Services requires a full-time solicitor, legal executive or barrister to join the team and provide a broad range of commercial property advice to NHS Wales' Health Boards, Trusts and other NHS bodies

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will work, with supervision, to provide commercial property legal advice and assistance to the NHS bodies in Wales.

The advice will range from providing legal updates, general ad hoc queries, occupational leases and large-scale development projects. Our ideal candidate will have some relevant experience in advising on a wide range of commercial property matters and a keen interest to develop and grow their expertise.

You will have a passion for public service, good communication skills, a confident approach to work and a drive to progress. You will also demonstrate our core values, being:

Listening and Learning; (2)

Working Together;

Taking Responsibility; and

Innovating.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post but Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we have high standards and expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening & Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility & Innovating, whilst ensuring trust, honesty and compassion are implicit in everything that we do.

We are adaptable, agile and flexible and pride ourselves on being a learning organisation - one where it is safe to make mistakes, where blame is replaced by opportunity, learning and improvement. Innovation is built into everything that we do.

We recognise our people regularly and have an Appreciation Station, to encourage staff to applaud exemplary behaviour in one another, alongside an Annual Staff Recognition Award ceremony aligned to our values.

We respect and value our people and strive for a culture of compassion and inclusivity. We are a bilingual organisation, and we have a team of Change Champions who advocate 'This is Our NWSSP' our principal change programme. Similarly, PROUD is our new staff network welcoming LGBT+ colleagues and allies to come together in a safe space for discussions, event planning and the opportunity to build supportive networks.

We have a comprehensive benefits package where there is something for everyone, supporting health, engagement and wellbeing and includes an Employee Assistance Programme. We have over 30 Mental Health First Aiders and work in partnership with local and national organisations to ensure the well-being and resilience of our people.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Law Degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice ( or equivalent)

A qualified lawyer who is either of the following -A qualified solicitor admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales -A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and where the specialist area of law described in the role profile includes civil litigation, the postholder is required to have been awarded the CILEx Civil Proceedings Advocacy certification -A qualified barrister admitted to the bar in England and Wales

Relevant legal knowledge

Desirable

NHS/public sector background

Experience

Essential

Experience gained through training contract within commercial property law

Desirable

Post qualification experience of advising on commercial property issues

NHS or public sector background

Experience of making presentations to non-legal staff

Experience in drafting documents and advice to clients

Property litigation knowledge

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

IT Skills/Computer literate to include the ability to learn new technologies and IT introduced

Ability to communicate in all formats on complex business and legal processes

Ability to negotiate in often difficult or emotional circumstances

Ability to prioritise and organise own work

Ability to recognise own capabilities

Conscientious, confident, flexible and professional approach to work

Ability and enthusiasm to grow the work of the department and to build on and broaden the team's reputation within and outside the NHS

Desirable

Welsh Language Skills Levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking and writing in Welsh

Values and Personal Qualities

Essential

"Demonstrate how your personal qualities match against our NWSSP core values: -Listening and learning -Working together -Taking responsibility -Innovating"

other

Essential

Willing to undertake further professional development

Desirable

Able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations