Commercial – Primary Care Associate Visa Sponsorship Uk

Job Description

About your new role.

Our nationwide Commercial team serves a diverse spectrum of clients, both private and public.

We offer a complete range of commercial services, including:

Commercial contracts
Technology Data Protection Intellectual Property
Competition, Energy Work, and Public Projects
We advise on a wide range of contracts, from day-to-day commercial ties to large projects.

Our clients come from a variety of industries, including technology, media, retail, pharmaceuticals, insurance, transport and logistics, manufacturing, and the public sector, where we work for universities, NHS bodies, police forces, and local governments.

Our offices in Liverpool, London, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, and Glasgow provide nationwide coverage for the club.

Weightmans has a hybrid work policy, with at least two days each week spent in the office.

Our national Commercial team has a strong presence in the field of primary care.

We are searching for a solicitor who has expertise working with primary care providers, particularly general practitioners.

This position will include

• Preparation, evaluation, and negotiation of partnership agreements for medical and dental practitioners
• Offering general partnership counsel.
• Working on partnership mergers.
• Advice and documents for voluntary and obligatory partnership retirements.
• NHS Contract Advice
• Advise primary care networks.

Weightmans has a hybrid work policy, with at least two days each week spent in the office.

Key Duties

Your new role will include the following crucial aspects:

• Work on matters related to the services listed above.
• Collaborate with Partners and other senior members of the larger primary care team on challenging issues.
• Work on your own concerns as appropriate.
• Drafting, evaluating, advising on, and negotiating contracts of the types indicated above.
• Build internal relationships as a starting point.
• Assist with business growth initiatives.
• Work according to Weightmans’ values and methods.
• Manage concerns in accordance with the client service level agreements.
• Meet financial and billable time targets.
• Comply with Weightman’s policies and procedures.
• Complete client management information as needed.

This list is not exhaustive, and you will have additional activities and obligations that fall within the scope of the function.

About You

Experience working on commercial contracts at the 3 to 5+ PQE level.

We are searching for someone with the following skills:

• Experience with primary care
• Understanding of NHS primary care service contracts.
• Understanding of NHS Primary Care Funding
• Willingness to study new areas, such as technology, data, and public procurement;
• Communication and listening skills.
• Excellent drafting abilities and attention to detail.
• Commercial awareness
• Conscientious, self-motivated, hardworking, and responsive.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and analytical skills, as well as critical thinking ability.
• Ability to operate both independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness and capacity to support junior team members
• Ability to operate under tight timeframes and client guidelines while keeping high standards.

Please take note. Any references to experience or PQE in our advertisements or job descriptions should be taken as a guideline only. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and levels of expertise who can demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the post.

Why Work for Us?

Weightmans is a top 40 law company with offices around the UK. At the annual Britain’s Top Employers Awards 2023, we were named the leading legal employer and the tenth overall employer, and we earned record Chambers UK rankings.

We are pleased to be a certified living wage employer.

Click here to learn more about industry recognition for excellence through our accomplishments, honours, and accreditations.

The independent research revealed that “Weightmans provides great employee conditions, fosters and develops talent throughout all levels of the business.”

We are sincerely committed to building an egalitarian and diverse culture in which everyone in the firm is appreciated and recognised on merit for their contributions.

We welcome submissions from persons of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments at any point during the application process.

Feel free to provide your preferred pronouns in your application.

Weightmans is a company that values its employees.

In addition to being extremely proud of the job we do for our customers and the culture we foster for our employees, we give a wide range of benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (prorated for part-time)
• Agile/working from home, includes the provision of home office equipment.
• Healthcare coverage / Medicash
• Pension plan
• Life insurance 4 times salary
• Interest-Free Travel Loan Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme includes psychotherapy, legal, and consumer advising services.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Discounted Dental Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Offers and savings.
• Excellent reward and recognition plan.

Your Recruitment Adviser can certify that a tiny proportion of roles are not suitable for remote work.

Please take note.

Any references to experience or PQE in our advertisements or job descriptions should be taken as a guideline only. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and levels of expertise who can demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the position.

The successful candidate appointed to this position will be subject to our usual background check process, and any offer of employment is contingent on the successful completion of such checks. Further information can be received via the Recruitment team.

We are receptive to part-time/job-sharing applications.

Recruitment agencies (PSL or non-PSL)

Weightmans maintains a stringent ‘preferred supplier list’ (PSL) and is dedicated to working closely with the recruitment agencies on that list. Weightmans does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs, profiles, or any introductions from either PSL or non-PSL agencies. If a PSL or non-PSL agency chooses to submit a speculative or unsolicited CV, profile, or introduction without prior instruction from a member of Weightmans’ recruitment team, we reserve the right to treat the introduction as a gift and contact the candidate directly without accepting or entering into the agency’s terms, nor will we be liable for a recruitment fee.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be checked during the final phases of the selection process. Before starting work, all candidates must either have the right to work in the UK or meet the Home Office’s visa sponsorship standards. Candidates who need sponsorship should assess the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.