Legal Counsel (part time)

The Trust has created an exciting new opportunity for an experienced senior legal professional to take responsibility for the development of an expert corporate legal function that can support our corporate departments and clinical boards by providing a wide range of advice and expertise about FOI, research and commercial contracts, regulation and litigation.

Key Responsibilities And Duties Will Be

• To play a key role in providing legal advice and leadership to the FOI team, ensuring compliance with FOI legislation and assisting with sensitive or complex requests;
• Support to the broader legal function including employment matters, estates, court of protection work and commercial contracts;
• Support the continued development of the legal services team, including the development of new business practices and drafting templates and SOPs;
• Work with third-party legal suppliers to ensure best value for money advice and managing budgets for external legal counsel where appropriate.
  
  

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
  
  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jamie Henderson Job title: General Counsel Email address: [email protected]

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jamie Henderson, general counsel, on [email protected].