All Locations
Hemel Hempstead, Leeds, Manchester, London
Vacancy:
4243
Position
Administration
Advertising Salary
£30,000 per annum
Careers Site Advertising End Date
11 Jul 2024
Vacancy Type
Permanent
About The Role

Do you currently work as a paralegal and looking for a rewarding and challenging role?

Do you have corporate governance knowledge and understand the areas of legal and compliance?
 

Role summary:

NHS Professionals is looking for a Governance and Paralegal Assistant. This new role will be responsible for providing support to the Senior Governance Paralegal Assistant to ensure all NHSP’s secretariat, corporate governance, legal and compliance functions are completed effectively and efficiently.

You will have exposure to all parts of the business and be a part of NHSP’s governance arrangements.

The position can be based in close locality to any of our office locations in Hemel Hempstead, London, Manchester, or Leeds, with remote working options and the commitment to attending team meetings as required in any of the above locations. 
 

Skills/Responsibilities:

Governance/ Company Secretarial

  • The key responsibility of this role will be supporting the Senior Company Secretarial Assistant in the effective and efficient provision of secretariat services to the Board, its sub-committees and the Executive Team including preparing agendas, co-ordinating the production of papers and minutes, record-keeping and ensuring that there is effective follow through on all relevant matters arising and action points.
  • Attending meetings of the NHSP Board and its committees and taking minutes where required
  • Delivering a comprehensive range of support activities, proactively troubleshooting and resolving issues which arise to allow the Secretariat to deliver in line with expectations
  • Working with the Company Secretary’s EA and CEO’s EA to ensure that all relevant scheduling activities are carried out, including organising all aspects of NHSP Board and other meetings and ensuring all involved are aware of upcoming commitments and responsibilities
  • Collating, reviewing and preparing a range of papers and correspondence, proactively identifying and distilling pertinent issues where appropriate
  • Managing projects, researching and preparing appropriate reports or presentations independently
  • Researching, prioritising and following up on incoming issues and concerns for the Secretariat
  • Reviewing and improving operating practices within the Secretariat to ensure it operates to its optimum
  • Set up and manage agreed communication system and protocols to ensure consistent standards in all communications from the Secretariat

Paralegal

  • Conduct legal research on various topics, providing summaries and reports to the legal team.
  • Draft and review contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.
  • Assist in the preparation of regulatory filings
  • Support the legal team in managing case files, including organizing documents, tracking deadlines
  • Liaise with external counsel and other stakeholders on ongoing contracts and legal matters.
  • Provide general administrative support to the legal department

About The Candidate
To be successful in this post you will need to be able to demonstrate;
 
  • Knowledge or paralegal work gained through degree or equivalent experience, plus further training and experience 
  • Be able to minute take in meetings and produce detailed notes
  • Prior experience of managing corporate governance and compliance tasks
  • Ability to communicate across the organisation
  • Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with integrity
    Attention to detail
  • Able to prioritise tasks and work independently 
 Note:
  • The role may require some travel and overnight stays on occasion.
About Us

In return for your commitment, we will offer you some fantastic benefits:

  • Generous annual leave allowance - 27 days per year, plus bank holidays
  • A commitment to talent management & development
  • Star of the Month! -  Our star of the month award enables you to recognise colleagues or teams that have gone the extra mile and they could win £100 worth of shopping vouchers
  • Pension – We’ll contribute up to 10% towards your pension if you join our stakeholder pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Wellbeing Programme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee Engagement & discounts platform

About Us:

NHS Professionals (NHSP) run the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium and long-term needs. Uniquely we are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and we therefore reinvest any surplus we make directly back into the NHS.

We are particularly proud of being the first NHS organisation to gain the accreditation of Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute. This is a huge testament to our ongoing commitment to making NHSP a great place to work for all our corporate employees.

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