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As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care. The CLO delivers legal services to all Health Boards throughout Scotland, in litigation, employment, commercial contracts and commercial property. The post holder will provide expert legal services to a number of NHS clients as part of a litigation team across the range of litigation work. The requirements for the post are as shown below and in the accompanying job description. The post holder should have significant post-qualifying experience. In addition, he/she should possess a sound knowledge of reparation law and legal practice, acquired through a degree in law, postgraduate diploma in legal practice and 2 years’ traineeship, plus further relevant post qualifying experience in the Court of Session and Sheriff Court. Particularly desirable will be experience in Health and safety prosecutions, medical negligence and commercial litigation. The CLO is located at Anderson House in Leith, Edinburgh.
Our benefits package includes final salary pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Michael Stewart on 0131 275 7848.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is Monday 15th February 2021
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies