Paralegal

Job Title: Paralegal 

Function: Governance and Legal 

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

Contract type: Permanent  

Salary: £34,364 with the potential to rise to £38,182 over 3 years 

Closing Date: Wednesday 6th May 2026 

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

NHS Supply Chain is undergoing an exciting period of transformation, and we’re looking for a Paralegal to join a supportive Legal team that provides high‑quality advice across a diverse range of projects and contracts that impact patient care. 

In this role, you’ll deliver pragmatic legal advice and administrative support, working closely with Legal Business Partners as well as colleagues across Commercial, IT and wider cross-functional teams. You’ll play a key role in contract reviews, legal research, and improvements to processes that strengthen governance across the business. 

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain hands‑on experience in public‑sector legal work, develop skills in commercial contracts and procurement law, and make a visible impact within an organisation that plays a vital role in supporting the NHS.   

Every day you will …  

Carry out legal research to support the analysis of legal and contractual issues. 

Monitor and manage tender and contract timelines. 

Support Legal Business Partners by preparing reports, contract summaries and legal documents. 

Handle routine legal queries using established procedures and precedents. 

Develop a working knowledge of organisational policies and statutory requirements. 

Identify and escalate legal risks where appropriate. 

Support the resolution of legal queries and stakeholder issues. 

Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business. 

Engage in key meetings with internal stakeholders, Legal Business Partners and the wider Legal Team and take ownership of resulting actions and queries. 

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? 

Essential 

Part qualified or currently studying towards a legal qualification. 

Strong IT skills, including confidence using MS Office applications. 

Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.                                      

Clear, confident communication and interpersonal skills. 

Excellent organisational and time-management abilities. 

A logical and analytical approach to problem‑solving. 

Confidence in building and maintaining effective working relationships with stakeholders. 

Desirable 

Previous experience working in a paralegal or legal support role. 

Exposure to commercial contracts and/or procurement law. 

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.