Job summary
The Integrated Legal Team are a busy Team seeking a Junior Paralegal to assist with the delivery of the Legal Responsibilities within the Trust, particularly Inquest and Claims management but also other legal work, including Court of Protection, as well as Mental Health Act compliance work. To work closely with members of the Integrated Legal Team to assist with the day-to-day administrative processes involved in managing and progressing Inquests, Claims, and other Legal matters
Main duties of the job
Coroner's Investigations & Compensation Claimso Compilation, bundling and redaction of recordso Support with document managemento Arrangement of meetings on behalf of Team Memberso Witness Tracking
General:o Admin support across the Integrated Legal Team.o Acting professionally at all times on behalf of the Integrated Legal Team.o Respond to internal and external enquiries, either written, email, face to face or telephone using empathy and judgement and taking appropriate action including giving (or withholding) potentially complex and sensitive data as appropriate.o Maintaining confidentiality at all times and making file notes for legal purposes.o Work confidently with a variety of information management systems and computer software packages.o Send and receive sensitive information within and outside the Trust securely and without delay, using relevant protection and encryption systems.o To assist the Integrated Legal Team with a wide range of legal enquiries and reports, prioritising and escalating to the Claims and Legal Services Manager, as appropriate.o Liaise with the Health Records Department in relation to the availability of medical records.o To provide cover and support across the Integrated Legal Teamo Support improvements and initiatives within the Integrated Legal Team.o Work within the procedural guidelines.o Ensure deadlines are met and take appropriate action to make sure that work is completed to given timescales.
About us
The post is part of the wider Integrated Legal team, and will be a hybrid post, with opportunities to work both at Trust HQ and remotely.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed overview of the role and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed overview of the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Good standard of secondary education; GCSE at Grade C or above including Maths and English (2)
Desirable
- Legal related qualifications eg: legal diploma or degree
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex data
- Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of maintaining office systems
- Dealing with difficult and sensitive information
- Strong interpersonal skills - able to communicate effectively with managers and external stakeholders.
- Organisational Skills
- Mental Effort
- Emotional Effort
Desirable
- Experience of legal processes
- Experience of legal processes within the NHS or similar setting
- Understanding of medical and legal terminology
- Previous experience of data input
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Good standard of secondary education; GCSE at Grade C or above including Maths and English (2)
Desirable
- Legal related qualifications eg: legal diploma or degree
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex data
- Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of maintaining office systems
- Dealing with difficult and sensitive information
- Strong interpersonal skills - able to communicate effectively with managers and external stakeholders.
- Organisational Skills
- Mental Effort
- Emotional Effort
Desirable
- Experience of legal processes
- Experience of legal processes within the NHS or similar setting
- Understanding of medical and legal terminology
- Previous experience of data input
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).
