Legal Business Partner

Job Title: Legal Business Partner 

Function: Governance and Legal 

Location: Hybrid – within one of our offices (Nottingham, Alfreton, Daresbury, London, Sheffield or Wakefield) 

Contract type: 6 Months Fixed Term Contract 

Salary: £59,275  

Closing Date: Tuesday 12 May 2026

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Legal Business Partner to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first. 

This role sits within the Procurement Legal team and plays a key part in supporting commercial activity across the organisation by providing expert, pragmatic legal advice on complex procurement and contractual matters. Reporting to the Head of Legal Procurement, the role partners closely with senior leaders and Category teams, acting as the first point of contact for legal support within its designated commercial category. It leads on advising procurement strategy, contract structures, governance and contract management, owning a high‑accountability portfolio of work and providing clear, commercially focused insight that enables confident, well‑informed decision‑making. Through proactive business partnering and trusted legal leadership, the role helps embed legal considerations early, manage risk appropriately, ensure compliance with organisational policies and governance frameworks, and support the smooth progression of commercial activity that ultimately contributes to effective delivery of patient care across the NHS. 

Every day you will …  

Provide expert, commercially focused legal advice on complex procurement and contractual matters, owning a high‑impact portfolio that supports confident, timely senior‑level decision‑making. 

Act as the first point of contact for senior members of the Category team, embedding legal considerations early in planning and decision‑making and enabling strategies to progress efficiently. 

Advise on procurement strategy, contract structures and contract management, drafting and reviewing commercial agreements to improve contracting outcomes and manage risk effectively. 

Build trusted partnerships with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams, offering pragmatic, forward‑looking legal insight that strengthens governance, compliance and organisational risk management. 

Support continuous improvement and innovation by identifying efficiencies, improving legal and commercial workflows, and adapting to emerging legal and regulatory developments.  

What can we offer you? 

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary: 

Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.   

We recognise our employees’ hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.  

27 days holiday plus bank holidays 

We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential. 

A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme 

Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%) 

Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you. 

2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.  

Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts. 

NHS Supply Chain, who are we? 

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.  

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care. 

What skills will help you thrive in this role? 

Proven legal experience with a strong working knowledge of public procurement and/or public sector law (preferred), enabling delivery of clear, compliant advice on complex procurement and contractual matters and supporting confident, well‑governed commercial decisions. 

Strong commercial and procurement insight, allowing effective input into procurement strategy, contract structures and contract management while balancing legal risk with commercial objectives. 

Excellent analytical judgement with the ability to interpret complex, ambiguous information and use data or reporting tools to provide clear insight, identify risks and options, and support senior decision‑making. 

Demonstrated ability to build trusted, influential relationships with senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams, embedding legal considerations early in planning and acting as a pragmatic, solutions‑focused business partner. 

Highly organised, resilient and self‑directed, with the capability to manage a varied, high‑accountability caseload independently, adapt to changing priorities and maintain strong ethical standards and professionalism at all times. 

Our Inclusive Commitment  

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.  

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@supplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply. 

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.