Total 3 Others level Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Epsom, KT18 7EG

Job Title: Legal Counsel
Location: Home based with some travel/office working according to business needs.
Our main UK & Ireland Home Care offices are in London, Epsom and Dublin (with branch offices around England, Scotland & Ireland)
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000pa
Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday 9-5

Life at Prestige:

People are at the very heart of Prestige, and we want to make life better for them. As a Legal Counsel, you'll grow and develop in an exciting business that puts people at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a supportive working environment with lots of potential for learning and development and a friendly, agile and flexible working culture.

Prestige Nursing & Care has provided home care for over 75 years and we have 30 local offices in England and Scotland. Our aim is to lead the care industry by providing high quality, personalised and specialist services to our clients.

What we offer:

• A competitive salary
• 28 days annual leave (includes Bank Holidays) increasing every year by 1 to the maximum of 33 days over 5 years' service.
• An additional day off for your Birthday
• Blue Light Card
• Refer with the Care Friends mobile app and earn extra money
• Cycle to Work scheme for our Head Office, Regional and Branch staff
• Long Service Awards
• Workplace Pension
• Employee assistance programme (EAP) - confidential phone line and online support and resources available to you and your loved ones 24/7
• A range of Family Friendly Benefits - designed to offer you more support, flexibility, and additional time off when you most need it.
• Annual leave purchase (ALP) scheme
• Supportive working environment with ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• A friendly, agile and flexible working culture
• A range of Family Friendly Benefits - designed to offer you more support, flexibility, and additional time off when you most need it.
• Annual leave purchase (ALP) scheme

Purpose of the Job:

• Providing legal advice, support and solutions to the UKI home care brands (The Group)
• Advising on complex legal issues and regulatory requirements (including GDPR)
• Management of disputes and litigation
• Identifying and mitigating legal risks
• Keeping knowledge of legal developments up to date in and increasingly regulated, competitive and complex environment
• The job holder is an officer of the Court and required to conduct himself/herself in accordance with the Solicitors' Code of Conduct and applicable law and is subject to regulation by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority

Main Responsibilities:

• Providing effective and appropriate legal advice and assistance as required by the Group
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts
• Supporting a range of standard and bespoke procurement contracts and queries
• Assisting the Group regarding the assessment and management of legal and commercial risk
• Training the Group on legal and regulatory issues (including data protection policies, standards and guidelines)
• Helping to ensure that business is conducted in accordance with relevant law and the Group's internal governance processes
• Instructing external lawyers, where appropriate (eg Irish legislation, franchising, property), and managing external legal fees under appropriate supervision
• Providing preliminary advice on disputes and litigation
• Advising on regulatory legal compliance, acting as the Group DPO and serving as the Supervisory Authority local point of contact in all matters relating to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO)
• Handling drafting of any and all resolutions and filings at Companies House
• Providing ad hoc day to day legal advice on matters involving legal privilege

Person Specification:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with recognised legal UK/Ireland qualification
• In-house legal experience in relevant industry desirable
• Demonstrated experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts for goods, services and technology/IST, practice of commercial law
• Experienced in advising on legal and commercial options
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent technical contract drafting and negotiation skills
• Problem solving - experienced in identifying and analysing key information to make balanced and appropriate decisions
• Ability to manage relationships successfully
• Proven ability to balance and prioritise a large workload in a fast-paced environment
• Technical accuracy and good judgment

Please note:

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

We reserve the right to close this position early.

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The candidate will be responsible for the delivery of security services through the operation of Access Control, CCTV, X-ray and radio communications

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West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

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We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

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We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

The regulations mandating vaccination for in-scope roles in the NHS have now been removed. The Trust does however continue to encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. Vaccination data will be collected by our recruitment team during your on-boarding if you are happy to provide a copy of your COVID pass.



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This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Dec 2023

The successful candidate will work with a team that is responsible to ensure access and egress is only given to authorised persons, vehicles, equipment, mail and possessions and they are all subject to screening and search procedures in accordance with hospital policies. Help ensure site security & safety is maintained by responding to situations and incidents within the hospital and carrying out security checks and patrols in accordance with policies and procedures. Support operations in other parts of the Security Directorate in accordance with skills and training assist the security team in ensuring that site security is maintained through monitoring security systems, responding to alarms and incidents within the hospital, controlling movement and ensuring that patients can be accounted for at all times.