Senior Commercial Property Solicitor

Legal & Risk Services is an NHS in-house team of lawyers based in Cardiff. We are looking for a knowledgeable, highly motivated and experienced property solicitor to join a team, managing a busy and growing caseload of transactional property work on behalf of the NHS in Wales in respect of its hospitals, offices and primary care sites.

Experience of dealing with substantial freehold disposals, acquisitions, conditional agreements, option agreements and a solid track record of landlord and tenant work is essential. Some experience of property litigation and knowledge of the NHS is desirable.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and / or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Closing date: 17th October 2018

For further details / informal visits contact:
Mark Harris Tel: 02920 903743

Benefits for working at NWSSP Legal & Risk Services:

• Annual leave - You will receive a generous annual leave allowance of 27 days a year plus bank holidays, this rises to 29 days after five years and 33 days after ten years service.

• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme - Under the scheme staff can purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave within a given financial year, to be paid back over a 12 month period through a reduction in salary.

• Pension - We are signed up to the NHS pension scheme. If you join the NHS pension scheme the Trust will contribute 14.3% towards your pension.

• Childcare Vouchers - We offer to all employees who have children, membership to the childcare vouchers scheme.

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English

We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.

If you are short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted.

By submitting your application, you are consenting to the following:

• Receiving your conditional appointment letter via email, which will contain personal information, e.g. your name, address, job details, salary scale
• Checking of Professional Registration online, where applicable
• Obtaining any previous NHS service details and training, via the Inter Authority Transfer process.

NHS Wales takes its responsibility in handling your information very seriously and all information provided by you is stored and used confidentially for lawful purposes only.

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the resident labour market test. UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UKVI website.