Senior Lawyer – Inquest Team with certificate of sponsorship to the UK

Important Visa Information

This position comes with a certificate of sponsorship for skilled workers wishing to relocate to the UK. However, all applicants must verify their visa eligibility directly with the employer before applying, as sponsorship is subject to meeting UK immigration requirements.

About the Role

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is seeking an experienced Senior Lawyer to join their Inquest Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a thriving and growing team that provides advice and support to clients across Wales in respect of Inquests. As a senior lawyer, you will be a key member of the team, supervising others and delivering training whilst providing high quality legal services to NHS clients.

Key Responsibilities

The role involves managing your own caseload of complex Inquest matters and conducting advocacy. You will be responsible for providing legal services in areas including Mental Health and Clinical Negligence, with specific experience in multi-day Article 2 inquests before juries being essential. As a senior member of the team, you will also be expected to train, mentor and professionally supervise more junior members.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential: You must hold a Law degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (or equivalent). You must be a qualified lawyer who is either a solicitor admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) with Civil Proceedings Advocacy certification, or a barrister admitted to the bar in England and Wales. Relevant legal knowledge is also essential.

Desirable: A background in the NHS or public sector would be advantageous.

Experience

Essential: You must have substantial relevant post-qualification experience in litigation gained through practice. You should also have extensive experience in drafting documents and experience of managing people.

Desirable: Experience of reviewing large numbers of documents, defendant litigation in relevant fields of law, and making presentations to legal staff would be beneficial.

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential: Strong IT skills and computer literacy are required, including the ability to learn new technologies. You must be able to communicate effectively in all formats on complex business and legal processes, and demonstrate negotiation skills in often difficult or emotional circumstances.

You should be able to prioritise and organise your own work while being an effective team leader, recognise your own capabilities, and possess the enthusiasm to train, mentor and professionally supervise junior team members.

Desirable: Experience of writing reports for senior and executive audiences, higher advocacy skills, and social media experience would be advantageous. Welsh language skills at levels 1-5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing are desirable.

Additional Requirements

You must be willing to undertake further professional development, able to travel to various locations for work, and demonstrate how your personal qualities match the NWSSP core values: Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility, and Innovating.

Delivering excellent customer service to internal and external customers is essential to help maintain the customer service excellence standard.

Employer Details

Company: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Address: Companies House / Alder House, Crown way/ Alder Court, Cardiff / Saint Asaph, CF14 3UB

Website: https://nwssp.nhs.wales/

Benefits and Working Culture

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership embraces values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility, and Innovating. The organisation encourages an agile working approach and prides itself on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focusing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people. Excellent customer service is something we strive for, both internally and externally.

The post offers flexible working patterns including the possibility of home or remote working, while maintaining a contractual base location.

Salary and Contract

Salary: £65,424 to £76,021 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time, with flexible and remote working options

Band: Band 8b (Agenda for Change)

Certificate of Sponsorship

This position is eligible for a Certificate of Sponsorship for skilled workers. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country where they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see the NHS Careers website for overseas health professionals.

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 14 April 2026. Applications received after this date will not be considered.

How to Apply

Apply via: NHS Jobs website

For international applicants:

• Verify your visa eligibility with the employer before applying
• Prepare required documents including qualifications, professional registration, and criminal record certificates from all countries where you’ve resided for 12+ months in the past 10 years
• Contact Kamila Kubryn (Head of Inquest Team) at kamila.kubryn@wales.nhs.uk with any questions about the sponsorship process
• Include evidence of your English language proficiency if not from an English-speaking country

Contact Information

For questions about the job:

Contact: Kamila Kubryn (Head of Inquest Team)

Email: kamila.kubryn@wales.nhs.uk

Phone: Not provided

Supporting Documents

The following supporting documents are available for download:

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 511 KB)
• Job Description & Person Specification Welsh (PDF, 720 KB)
• OH Form (DOCX, 101 KB)

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Equal Opportunities

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. All appointments are subject to eligibility to work in the UK.