Location
London, Cardiff, Sunderland

Hours
Full Time - 35 hours per week

Salary
£49,275 per annum

About the Role
Imagine being faced with a world of exciting possibilities that could ultimately enable you to support our members and help shape the health policies of the future. As the UK’s largest trade union and professional body for nursing, we support over half a million members with unwavering loyalty and total commitment. We represent and develop them, support their practice and lobby on their behalf to make a positive difference to their working lives.
As a Legal Officer you will work within one of our specialist regulatory teams using your positive attitude and initiative, excellent communication skills and ability to maintain the highest professional standards whilst working within tight timescales to deliver legal advice, support and representation to RCN members.
We are particularly interested in candidates who will join our Multi-Disciplinary Legal Team which supports members in a broad range of regulatory matters, including fitness to practise proceedings before the NMC, allegations of fraudulent or incorrect entry onto the NMC Register, drafting responses to DBS minded to bar letters and assessing a member’s status before a Coroner.
Working within a team, you will deliver excellent customer service to our members whilst managing your time effectively and meeting all deadlines.
We offer an impressive range of benefits, broad learning and development opportunities, and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. Annual leave is up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break. Generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages are also provided.
We support flexible working with a hybrid model allowing up to 60% of your working time from home and at least 40% in person.
We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and foster an environment where our people can bring their authentic selves to work.
This role is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to achieve the best outcomes for them and their patients.

Experience
Qualified Solicitor, Barrister, CILEX Fellow or CILEX Lawyer with experience handling a large caseload of regulatory cases.
Preferably experienced in inquests and/or healthcare regulatory law such as fitness to practise cases, registration appeals, and legal matters relating to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Other relevant experience includes legal matters related to the Care Quality Commission, family law, immigration law, criminal law, and judicial review.

About you
Positive attitude and initiative with excellent communication skills.
Ability to maintain the highest professional standards while working within tight timescales.
Strong team player delivering excellent customer service.
Committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.
Flexible and adaptable to hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications
Qualified Solicitor, Barrister, CILEX Fellow or CILEX Lawyer as required for the role.