Head of Legal

About the Team

As part of our Professional Regulation Directorate, we are looking for a Head of Legal Services to provide professional legal leadership, senior legal management of legal risk within the Professional Regulation Directorate and drive the effective delivery of high-quality legal services predominantly within our Screening, Investigations and Major Investigations functions.

About The Role

As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will provide senior legal leadership, support effective management of legal risk and strategic direction. Working closely with the Head of Legal Services (Case Presentation and Appeals), you will play a pivotal role in:

• Providing expert legal advice on regulatory casework at the pre-Case Examiner stage.
• Leading and developing a team of legal professionals, ensuring high standards of legal service delivery.
• Strengthening legal frameworks to enhance efficiency, compliance, and risk management.
• Supporting the Fitness to Practise Plan, ensuring alignment with NMC’s strategic objectives.
• Managing budgets, improving legal processes, and leading continuous improvement initiatives.
• Delivering clear communication around legal risk to senior stakeholders.
• Driving collaboration across legal teams and ensuring consistency in legal practice within the NMC.

About You

We are seeking a strategic and experienced legal leader with:

• Qualification as a solicitor or barrister with significant practising experience in regulatory law (preferably healthcare).
• A strong track record in legal management, including the supervision and development of lawyers.
• Proven ability to lead large operational processes and deliver results to tight timescales.
• Experience in budget management, operational risk management, and change leadership.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in legal and regulatory processes.