Job summary
As Senior Legal Advisor, the post holder will be responsible for managing a caseload of inquests and personal injury claims, comprised of CNST (clinical negligence) claims and Employer's Liability and Public Liability claims. The portfolio of cases will be commensurate to seniority.
There are two full-time roles available.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Director of Legal Services and Deputy Head of Legal Services with the delivery of the full remit of services provided by the Legal Services Department at the Trust. This includes:
- Meeting internal and external requirements.
- Supporting staff in writing statements and other documents that may be required for legal matters.
- Attending Inquests and other Court Hearings to represent the Trust and support Trust witnesses.
- Undertaking advocacy in Court.
- Delivering training to Trust staff and presentations and sitting on committees and groups as required.
- Providing a wide range of advice on medico-legal issues, including advice in emergencies.
- Identifying Trust policies that require attention, re-drafting or amending as required and on request.
- Being alive to Regulation 28 Prevention of Future Deaths issues and being able to escalate and deal with these accordingly.
- Understanding the importance of and being able to triangulate knowledge with other Trust contacts appropriately.
- Participating in governance processes.
- To assist the Director of Legal Services and Deputy Head of Legal Services in the day to day administration, conduct and investigations of legal claims and inquests and other legal matters as required.
- Provide day to day supervision to the Band 5 case managers within the team.
Closing date of applications: 22 August 2024Interview date: 13 September 2024
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLYFOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level with the LPC
- oQualified Solicitor, Legal Executive, or Trainee Solicitor willing to transfer training contract over to the Trust for completion or equivalent experience
- oSignificant specialist work experience in claims and inquest management within an NHS Trust or similar environment
Desirable
- oHealth and social care legal experience
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oSignificant experience of NHS Claims management, including high value clinical negligence claims and complex Coroner's Inquests or significant experience in a similar setting
- oExperience of advising on a range of health law issues within the remit of the role
- oExperience of advocacy
- oExperience of analysing complex information and producing reports
- oExperience of managing sensitive issues within hostile or emotional
Desirable
- oStaff management experience
- oStaff training experience
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- oExcellent verbal, written and presentation skills, and an ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences
- oDeals frequently with sensitive, in depth, confidential and often distressing information tactfully, discreetly and in difficult circumstances
- oSpelling and grammar in the application
Desirable
- oPresentational skills
- oSupervision experience
Analytical and judgment skills
Essential
- oAbility to analyse/process highly complex facts and information and devise appropriate management strategies
- oExperience of considering and evaluating a wide range of complex options and assessing appropriately in order to choose the appropriate option
Planning and Organisational
Essential
- oAbility to manage several different portfolios of work simultaneously, responding to conflicting priorities and frequent interruptions as required
- oAble to work with minimal supervision and organise own workload, working to tight deadlines and under pressure
- oAbility to adapt to changing requirements, to prioritise and adjust priorities as necessary and to work with frequent interruptions and demands
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level with the LPC
- oQualified Solicitor, Legal Executive, or Trainee Solicitor willing to transfer training contract over to the Trust for completion or equivalent experience
- oSignificant specialist work experience in claims and inquest management within an NHS Trust or similar environment
Desirable
- oHealth and social care legal experience
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oSignificant experience of NHS Claims management, including high value clinical negligence claims and complex Coroner's Inquests or significant experience in a similar setting
- oExperience of advising on a range of health law issues within the remit of the role
- oExperience of advocacy
- oExperience of analysing complex information and producing reports
- oExperience of managing sensitive issues within hostile or emotional
Desirable
- oStaff management experience
- oStaff training experience
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- oExcellent verbal, written and presentation skills, and an ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences
- oDeals frequently with sensitive, in depth, confidential and often distressing information tactfully, discreetly and in difficult circumstances
- oSpelling and grammar in the application
Desirable
- oPresentational skills
- oSupervision experience
Analytical and judgment skills
Essential
- oAbility to analyse/process highly complex facts and information and devise appropriate management strategies
- oExperience of considering and evaluating a wide range of complex options and assessing appropriately in order to choose the appropriate option
Planning and Organisational
Essential
- oAbility to manage several different portfolios of work simultaneously, responding to conflicting priorities and frequent interruptions as required
- oAble to work with minimal supervision and organise own workload, working to tight deadlines and under pressure
- oAbility to adapt to changing requirements, to prioritise and adjust priorities as necessary and to work with frequent interruptions and demands
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
