Are you a qualified and experienced solicitor looking to work in a strong team with a diverse set of backgrounds, who are friendly, highly collaborative, and hard-working?
Do you want to work for one of the largest independent providers of mental health hospitals and facilities across England and Wales?
As a solicitor at Elysium, you will be supporting on matters relating to healthcare law, specifically mental health law-related queries, medical malpractice claims, inquests, investigations, and training.
It would be advantageous if you have experience of healthcare and general commercial law such as agency agreements, NHS Contracts and payment disputes.
As a Solicitor, you will:
- Provide legal advice to the business on all aspects of healthcare law
- Oversee a diverse case load of contentious litigation matters
- Provide advice and leadership on complex inquest matters, including the completion of witness statements and case file preparation
- Provide specific regulatory advice to the business in relation to Elysium’s regulators, including CQC, HIW and Ofsted
- Draft operational policies and procedures
- Present training in all aspects of healthcare law to the business
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Be a qualified solicitor/barrister with multiple years’ post qualification experience
- Have previous experience in an in-house environment (preferable)
- Be tenacious and hard working
- Be enthusiastic and keen to learn about and experience new areas
- Be willing to ‘roll up your sleeves’ and support the business on a range of tasks
- Be a good communicator
- Have a desire to understand Elysium, and work closely with a range of staff across the whole company
What you will get:
- Competitive annual salary
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
- Free parking
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
- Pension contribution to secure your future.
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.