Legal Services Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Providing efficient and effective legal services to minimise clinical, financial, operational and legal risks, including inquests, clinical claims, court of protection and all aspects of clinical legal advice, training and support

Attending court on behalf of the Trust

Establishing processes and procedures that meet the Trust's statutory obligations and leading the management of healthcare legal services relating to clinical negligence, employer's liability, personal injury and coroner related work, contributing to and implementing policies.

Facilitating a culture that improves quality through leading from legal issues, including Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) guidance on learning from claims, whilst ensuring we act in line with current Government Legislation, Regulations, Policy Guidance and good practice.

Ensuring the timely and effective collation of information required for claims, litigation and coroners inquests ensuring all internal due diligence is completed

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience within the NHS
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Law Degree, with a further 2 years traineeship to masters level

Desirable criteria

• Incident Investigation training is desirable
• Management / Leadership qualification is desirable
• Quality Improvement Qualification is desirable

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• In-depth and significant knowledge of legal services within the healthcare setting
• Knowledge of the NHS National Investigations Framework
• Knowledge and understanding of statutory and regulatory, guidance and best practice frameworks requirements for Legal Services
• Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.

Desirable criteria

• Project management skills are desirable

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working within legal services in a healthcare environment, including working within the NHS Resolution systems and processes that underpin legal services
• Experience of taking detailed notes of evidence in court (including oral evidence) for wider circulation and briefing.
• Experience of gathering and interpreting data and implementing measurable improvement plans
• Experience of managing resources across multiple teams and specialties.

Desirable criteria

• Experience and working knowledge of the RLDatix reporting management system is desirable
• Experience of regulatory preparation /planning and the PIR Process is desirable

Values Based Question

Essential criteria

• How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?

Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies.

This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity.

Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

All staff no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse.

We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Legal Services Manager JD and PS (PDF, 688.5KB)