Fitness to Practise Advocacy Team Manager (Legally Qualified)

• Locations

  Sheffield, South Yorkshire

• Salary

  Up to £53426 per annum

• Sector

  Finance, Procurement & Legal, Legal Professional

• Type

  Permanent

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a Health care Regulatory Body in their search for a Fitness to Practise Advocacy Team Manager (Legally Qualified). This is an exciting new role for a highly motivated individual to manage a new team within the regulation directorate.

This is a new team created to take on the majority of the statutory advocacy work on behalf of Social Work England. This work includes interim order application hearings, interim order reviews and substantive order reviews. You will be working predominantly with the case review, adjudications, triage and investigations teams.

The role will lead on the set up of the service, working closely with internal and external colleagues to develop relevant processes. They will lead on training and managing the in house advocacy team, with support from the Senior Fitness to Practise Lawyer. They will also ensure the delivery of high-quality work, within deadlines and statutory requirements, including oral and written submissions, hearing bundles and notices for hearings and reviews.

You will be a Legally qualified as a Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. Experience of practising within professional regulation or other regulatory environment is desirable as well as a strong background of line management. Experience of being an advocate or a willingness to undertake training to become an advocate.

Job Title: Fitness to Practise Advocacy Team Manager (Legally Qualified)

Location: Hybrid (Sheffield) (1-2 times in the office per fortnight)

Hourly Rate: £53,426

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time (37 hours per week)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and supervise the in-house advocacy service including allocation of work, quality assuring position statements, oral advocacy, written submissions, hearing bundles and notices for hearings and reviews

• Create and maintain internal processes and procedures for the allocation and completion of advocacy work to a high standard and in line with the statutory requirements

• Lead on the initial and ongoing training of Case Presenters, working to develop and deliver a comprehensive training programme and assessment process as part of the 6-month probation period

• Lead on reporting on the performance of the in-house advocacy team to senior stakeholders

• Provide legal advice to the case review team in relation to early interim and substantive order reviews

• Identify complex advocacy work ahead of time and if required engage with an external legal provider to undertake this work

Person Specification

• Legally qualified as a Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

• Experience of practising within professional regulation or other regulatory environment, providing advice to others

• Experience of line management, managing a team delivering work within specific and often tight time frames with competing priorities

• Experience of being an advocate or a willingness to undertake training to become an advocate

• Strong legal analytic skills, with the ability to analyse complex issues and present risk-based and practical legal advice and options to senior stakeholders

Please contact to find out more information regarding this fantastic opportunity for a Fitness to Practise Advocacy Team Manager (Legally Qualified).

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual’s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.