Legal Services Manager | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,488 - £57,802 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW3 5BA |
| Company: | Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6371046/260-TP-691 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and highly motivated person to take on the role of Legal Services Manager within the Corporate Governance Team at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
Reporting to the Director of Corporate Governance, the post holder will be responsible for the effective and proactive management of claims against the Trust and our responses to inquests into deaths of individuals who have used our services.
A good level of knowledge of the processes and procedures associated with the management of clinical and non-clinical claims, Coronial law, consent, and Duty of Candour legislation is essential for this role.
Among other duties, the successful candidate will have day-to-day oversight of claims and inquests involving the Trust and will manage the relationship with NHS Resolution as well as external law firms, representing both the Trust and other parties.
The post holder will act as the focal point where external support is required and will have a key role in commissioning and disseminating such support in response to identified need. The post holder will maintain a legal database to avoid duplication in requests for legal advice. They should ideally have a proven track record of managing staff and working well with internal and external colleagues. They will also be skilled in producing, analysing and presenting claims data, to inform organisational learning, improve patient safety and provide assurance to the Board of Directors as to the management of the Trust’s legal risk.
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health trust with a focus on training and education alongside a full range of mental health services and psychological therapies for children and their families, young people and adults.
We are committed to improving mental health and emotional wellbeing, believing that high quality mental health services should be available for all who need them. We bring a distinctive contribution based on the importance we attach to social experience at all stages of people’s lives, and our focus on psychological and developmental approaches to the promotion of health and the prevention and treatment of mental ill health
We contribute to the pool of ideas through our own research and development, but are also committed to bringing together the best ideas of the time, old and new, from inside and out, together with the most gifted and able professionals in our fields of endeavour. We aim to share our ideas and practice through as many routes as possible.
As a Trust we aim constantly to be evolving in nature and form in relation to the environment in which we work, to ensure that our contribution remains relevant.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Jul 2024