Band 6 Legal Officer inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED
TUE 12 NOV 2024
The ideal candidate will be resilient and able to manage emotionally challenging situations, demonstrating the ability to prioritize tasks effectively in response to changing deadlines. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential for communicating with clinical and non-clinical colleagues, external legal advisors, and other parties involved in the claims process.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is an incredibly rewarding place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging.
The Legal Services Team are responsible for a portfolio of clinical negligence and public/employer liability claims, Inquests and the provision of healthcare advice. The scope of the work is wide and the workload is busy making this a challenging but satisfying and rewarding role.
We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and experienced claims handler to join our team as a legal officer. You will be knowledgeable in litigation and coronial processes with excellent communication and time management/prioritisation skills working calmly and confidently under pressure. The post holder will also be someone resilient who is able to manage, on occasion, emotionally challenging Inquests and legal claims.
The role involves collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders and requires regular analysis and interpretation of complex information, contributing to a strategy for the resolution of individual claims, including providing feedback on lessons to be learned, making a positive impact to clinical governance and patient safety teams.
For an informal discussion, please contact Gill Hedges, Senior Legal Officer on .
The successful candidate will manage a busy and mixed caseload of clinical negligence/employer/public liability claims in accordance with Civil Procedure Rules and NHSR Resolution and Trust policies and guidelines alongside Coroner investigations and Inquests. This will require frequent prioritisation to meet changing deadlines. Excellent communication skills are required with the ability to review complex information, consider strategy, and share this with a wide range of people including clinical and non-clinical colleagues. There will also be regular communication with external legal advisors, third party solicitors, NHS Resolution, the Coroner's office and on occasion patients representing themselves
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