Head of Legal

Healthcare systems are struggling; our solution is communication.

We have a bold vision: everyone involved in a patients care - including the patient - should be able to communicate easily with each other. And we believe every NHS staff member should be using our software to make that happen. We want to make healthcare genuinely better.

We are solving one of the biggest challenges of our generation and to do this we need the best talent possible to help us raise the bar this is where you come in.

Our products are used daily (and you will have most certainly received a message from us) by over 98% of GP practices and half of NHS hospitals impacting millions of lives. As our Head of Legal your role will be mission-critical and you will be central to shaping the core communication infrastructure of the NHS. Youll directly enable faster safer and more accessible patient care.

The Unique Challenges Youll Solve

As Head of Legal youll set the legal strategy and operating model that lets Accurx scale safely across the NHS and beyond - enabling faster adoption of our products while protecting patient data brand trust and long-term optionality. Youll lead a team spanning legal ops data protection and service management oversight and youll partner closely with the CEO Exec team and Board on risk-based decisions governance and growth (including fundraising readiness.

This isnt just about reviewing contracts or keeping us compliant. Youll be:

• Building a scalable legal GRC machine for growth: designing the governance risk and compliance framework (templates escalation rules oversight) that enables teams to move quickly while keeping our legal risk profile under control.

• Navigating privacy and AI in a clinical setting: championing privacy-by-design with Product/Tech tackling complex data protection questions and guiding the business through a fast-moving regulatory landscape as we ship new capabilities responsibly.

• Being a strategic advisor in high-stakes moments: partnering with the CEO/Board/Exec on commercial strategy disputes or regulatory issues reputational risk and critical decisionsbringing calm judgement and pragmatic trade-offs.

• Owning NHS/public sector contracting complexity at scale: leading on NHS/public sector procurement and contracting patterns (frameworks standard terms due diligence variations) and building repeatable approaches that help Sales and Delivery move faster without compromising on risk or compliance.

What Were Looking For

We need a Head of Legal who embodies our Principles and thrives on significant challenges. Were seeking the core skills below coupled with a mindset ready for real impact.

Core skills we are looking for:

• Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with 8 years PQE

• Broad in-house experience across commercial corporate privacy and GRC in a scaling tech or health-tech business

• Strong judgment and comfort making pragmatic trade-offs in high-risk environments

• Proven experience advising boards executives and investors

• Hands-on experience with fundraising due diligence and shareholder dynamics (Series C ideal)

• Strong company secretarial and equity experience

• Comfortable operating autonomously with executive-level ownership

• Experience working with public sector or highly regulated customers preferred

• A collaborative people leader who raises the bar and builds strong teams

• Deep motivation to improve healthcare systems at scale

Our Principles in Action

• Fix healthcare communication: Healthcare systems are struggling; our solution is communication - all of our efforts are centred here.

• Raise the bar: We have built an exceptional team to solve hard challenges. We hire for expertise and new ideas maintaining high standards giving honest feedback and only delivering work were proud of.

• Be a driver not a passenger: We make things happen focus on the right problems and bring the energy to deliver ambitious goals.

• Succeed together: We succeed only as a team. Our mission is too important for anything less so company success always comes first.

• Move with urgency: Were on a mission and every day lost is a missed opportunity to improve lives. We work at pace and focus on our mission our users and our impact.

• Be relentlessly resourceful: We embrace constraints as they force us to think differently be creative and focus.

• Embrace challenge: We value constructive conflict over harmony having tough conversations for the best outcome.

What We Can Offer

We believe in supporting our team to do their best work and thrive both professionally and personally.

• 120k - 140k 80k shares

• Access to Happl - a flexible benefits provider with a given budget of 600 to spend on perks of your choice. Options include private health insurance wellness providers and more

• Flexible Working: We are an office first culture and ask you are in at least 3 days a week.

• Enhanced parental leave policy

• We have our very own Chef! Free healthy breakfasts snacks and lunches will be provided with the occasional sweet treat!

...And much more.

Like the sound of this role and want to know more about the company Heres more about us...

Were a fast-growing healthcare technology company which makes it easier for patients and healthcare teams to communicate.

Accurx is where conversations happen with and about patients. Our software helps doctors nurses pharmacists administrators and other professionals to seamlessly connect with both patients and each other.

Our mission is simple: everything we do is to make patients healthier and healthcare staff happier. Today Accurx is used in 98% of GP practices nationwide and every day more healthcare professionals are using our software in hospitals pharmacies care homes and the community.

Were passionate about staying close to our users which is why everyone at Accurx visits a GP practice at least twice a quarter to understand how a practice runs the difficulties they face with technologies and how we can help.

Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our candidate hub.

You can also find out more about us on Medium LinkedIn and Twitter & Instagram.

Our YouTube channel is full of demos of our product webinars we have held with our users and some clips about life at Accurx.

Diversity & Inclusion

Accurx is committed to being an inclusive part of this were glad to accommodate candidates who need adjustments throughout the interview process.

Pre-employment Screening

All successful candidates are asked to complete a Basic DBS check along with other pre-employment checks (referencing & right to work). You can find more on our process here. If youd like to ask questions before you apply please email .

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