Job summary
The Legal Services department at North Middlesex Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an administrative assistant to join our team. This is an excellent chance for the right candidate to develop high quality administration skills and gain knowledge of the law pertaining to healthcare.
The ideal candidate should be highly motivated and have a flexible and pro-active approach to work, with excellent interpersonal skills to be able to communicate with people on all levels. This post requires someone who is efficient and organised with the ability to work well and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
Legal Services sits within Quality Governance department. There is a requirement for collaborative working with the Clinical Governance team. We work together to promote and support a culture of learning and quality improvement across all aspects of patient care and experience within the Trust, so that the services we provide excellent outcomes and experience for patients and staff and have excellent value for money of trust services.
The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of administrative systems and experience of working with IT systems and databases. Candidates should have either previous NHS experience or a legal administration background.
If you believe that you have the skills and attributes we are looking for, we look forward to receiving your application.
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Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Head of Legal Services, you will be providing vital support in the day to day running of the office.
You will be responsible for the coordination and compiling of medical records, policies and other documents for disclosure. In addition, you will support the team with administration including updating the Trust systems with all new matters. You will also assist the team in the running of their claims and inquest caseloads.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the main duties and responsibilities for this particular role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the main duties and responsibilities for this particular role.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Degree
- Clinical Risk & Claims Management Diploma
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Exceptional organisation and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate ability to communicate at all levels
- Excellent knowledge of microsoft office packages
- Ability to work under pressure and within set timescales
- Ability to absorb new information to work quickly
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Analyse databases and complex information
Desirable
- Self motivated
- Experience of using Datix
Experience
Essential
- 1 years' experience working in the relevant field
- Experience working within the NHS or legal admin background
- Experience of working in an environment with conflicting pressures and changing workload
- Experience of working within a team and of developing good working relationships with internal and external staff at all levels
- Experience of communicating with a wide range of staff
Desirable
- Experience of collating data and extrapolating information
- Demonstrates analytical and problem solving skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Able to motivate self and engage others
- Able to work professionally and with a wide range of people
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate commitment to self development.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust valies
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Degree
- Clinical Risk & Claims Management Diploma
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Exceptional organisation and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate ability to communicate at all levels
- Excellent knowledge of microsoft office packages
- Ability to work under pressure and within set timescales
- Ability to absorb new information to work quickly
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Analyse databases and complex information
Desirable
- Self motivated
- Experience of using Datix
Experience
Essential
- 1 years' experience working in the relevant field
- Experience working within the NHS or legal admin background
- Experience of working in an environment with conflicting pressures and changing workload
- Experience of working within a team and of developing good working relationships with internal and external staff at all levels
- Experience of communicating with a wide range of staff
Desirable
- Experience of collating data and extrapolating information
- Demonstrates analytical and problem solving skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Able to motivate self and engage others
- Able to work professionally and with a wide range of people
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate commitment to self development.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust valies
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
