Lawyer | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6229102/214-CEN-6229102 |
Summary
This is a unique, exciting opportunity to join the Legal Services Team at King's Mill Hospital. Our overriding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
You will play a crucial role in managing the Legal Services Team on behalf of the Head of Legal Services. Your responsibilities will include assisting and deputizing for the Head of Legal Services in all aspects of the Legal Service Department’s work, providing advice on all legal aspects of the Trust’s operations, and representing the Trust in legal proceedings as required.
The post holder will:
• Manage a caseload of clinical negligence, employer’s liability, and public liability claims against the Trust.
• Manage and assist in the conduct of Coroner’s Inquests in which the Trust is involved.
• Manage the conduct of other legal cases in which the Trust is involved, including but not limited to preparing legal documents and appearing in Court on behalf of the Trust as appropriate.
• Research and advise on a broad range of legal issues that arise within the Trust including, but by no means limited to, medico-legal, negligence, and public law matters.
• Provide analysis and reporting of claims, Inquests, and other such matters involving the Trust.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Legal Services Team on behalf of the Head of Legal Services.
• Provide legal support to the Head of Legal Services and the Board of Directors/Executive Team as required.
• Develop, or assist in developing, policies and procedures required to ensure that the Trust acts at all times within the relevant legislative framework.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journals Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated Kings Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024
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