Job Description

We Care Group

We Care Group are a family owned company. Founded on the tradition of healthcare excellence, we bring a combination of the highest quality health care services and experienced, compassionate and dedicated staff to all of our nursing and care homes


We offer a warm, supportive and uplifting environment, where our residents are able to maintain their own individuality and feel at home. We take pride in being both small enough to care and large enough to be able to care. After all, we believe in 'caring for our loved ones, like they cared for us!'


Due to continued growth we are looking for an experienced

Legal Advisor/ Counsel

to join our Head Office in Harrow, London. This role is office based with home working available one day per week.

About The Role

Benefits

Quarterly Bonus Employer Contributory Pension of 3% Employee Assistance Programme Company Events (such as Care Awards) Buddy System (200) Employee of the Month (100) Employee Competitions with Love2Shop Vouchers Free On-Site Parking

Responsibilities and Duties of the Job

Provide a wide range of professional, strategic and operational legal advice and counsel on corporate/ commercial law, grants and regulation. Provide legal advice on complex contract related matters, draft, review and negotiate various commercial contracts with customers, suppliers and third parties in general. Working alongside other members of the wider business to assess, evaluate and undertake potential business development activities e.g. strategic partnerships and transactions. Work with other departments to ensure contracts and advice accurately reflects business needs and group policies. Keeping up to date with external best practice and developments in the law in order to maintain up to date knowledge and ensure continuous improvement.

Candidate Profile:

English law qualified solicitor with 2 + years PQE as a legal counsel for a SME. Previous experience of the care industry would be an advantage. Extremely organised and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Experience developing strategic relationships and influencing stakeholders. Solution and outcomes oriented. Practical and pragmatic approach to combine the best legal and most commercially efficient way of dealing with issues and projects arising in each case. Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills including the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and simply. Flexibility to engage in occasional UK travel.

Required Criteria

Right to live and work in the UK

Desired Criteria

Previous experience in the Care Sector an advantage but not essential

Skills Needed

About The Company

We treat all of our residents as individuals. We care about their unique needs as well as their likes and dislikes, hobbies and past times. We make sure every one of our residents is provided with a completely personalised care plan; giving them dignity, choice and independence in a home from home environment.


Our reputation is built on more than 15 years of experience in care and we work hard to make sure that all of our homes provide a safe, homely and happy setting for residents - we want our homes to be their homes. This also means that all of our 30 homes are completely unique, designed to meet the individual needs of our residents and make the most of the home environment and its surroundings.


Each home has a dedicated team delivering round-the-clock care to meet the varying and often complex needs of our residents. We continually invest in our homes and this, as well as our rigorous quality and safety standards, enables us to ensure our homes meet our exceptionally high standards and deliver the best support and care to residents.

Company Culture

As a family run business, we treat our people like they deserve to be treated; with dignity, compassion and respect. The principles of equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we are committed to creating a workplace community where everyone is treated fairly and which is representative of the people that we support.


We work hard to create a caring and welcoming environment for our residents based on our core values of privacy, independence, dignity and choice. We do the same for our people; nurturing their talents and celebrating their uniqueness to create a diverse, inclusive workplace where there are opportunities for everyone to grow and thrive.


We want our people to be themselves; bringing their best self to work so that they can provide the best care. That's why we have a dedicated training course in equality and inclusion for our teams and operate a fair and open recruitment process. We also offer competitive rates of pay, flexible working hours, free uniforms and a range of benefits.


And we want you to be part of our future, helping us to grow as a family and put our residents and team members at the heart of everything we do.

Company Benefits

We Care Group is a family of people passionate about delivering the very best care. As well as caring for our residents, we care for our teams.


We invest in their learning and development, support them in their career progression and put their health and wellbeing at the heart of our approach. And we want our people to love what they do. So in addition to ongoing training and support, we offer savings on everyday expenditure to all our home teams through the online platform, Staff Treats; the leading employee benefits and discounts provider in the UK.


Each month team members will have access to discounts at over 3,000 brands such as Vue, Apple, M&S, Zara and Starbucks plus savings in dining, movies, vacations, technology and groceries as well as e-vouchers and cashback.


All team members have the opportunity to receive monthly and annual performance-related bonuses and we also provide free uniform and DBS checks. But we don't stop there. We think our people are the best at what they do and we celebrate this through our monthly recognition scheme and our annual celebratory recognition event.


Vacation, Paid time off, Retirement plan and/or pension, Flexible schedule, Employee development programs, Free parking, Referral bonus, Open office, Company retreats, Competitive salary, Long service recognition, Perks Card, Wellbeing Scheme, Shopping Cashback, Social Opportunities, Employee of the Month, Employee Recognition Scheme

Salary

Not disclosed