Legal Counsel

at  Voyage Care

We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join our team! Opportunities like this don’t come up very often so if this is something you’ve been looking for with a business that truly cares this could be the role for you!

• Advise on operational legal issues;
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of in-house commercial contracts including but not limited to customer and supplier agreements;
• Advise on matters relating to the CQC as required by the organisation;
• Support with the collation and preparation of documents for the Coroner’s Court;
• Advise and assist on property and development transactions, as well as general property matters;
• Advise on dispute resolution, debt recovery and data protection legislation;
• Assist with the development and management of standard templates;
• Stay up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect the health and social care industry;
• Ensure compliance with all laws and regulations that apply to Voyage Care;
• Support the Legal Team in building and maintaining effective working relationships within the organisation and with external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a seamless and client focussed service;
• Instruct external counsel, where required, to deliver legal support to a high standard and within budget;
• Attend courts, tribunals and Voyage Care services where required and to represent Voyage Care in negotiations and discussions with third parties in matters regarding the areas of legal practice relevant to the post; and
• Such other legal and practice related work as the Legal Director requires from time to time.