Legal Services Manager - Harlow
NHS Jobs Harlow
Duties and responsibilities Claims To manage the clinical negligence and personal injury claims portfolios for the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. To ensure that all claims against the Trust are properly investigated and reports prepared for NHS Resolution, in accordance with NHS Resolutions Clinical Negligence Scheme and Risk Pooling Scheme for Trusts, current legislation and best practice.
To ensure all staff are supported, properly briefed, and prepared for attendance at court. Attend conferences with Counsel, solicitors, experts, clinicians and other staff on behalf of the Trust and take action as appropriate. To ensure external specialist legal advice/ representation is appropriately sourced when required.
To identify the potential for any adverse publicity and liaise with the Head of Communications and other senior colleagues, to ensure that media statements are prepared where necessary. To be responsible for an ongoing review of claims files to ensure that the actions required of the Trust are undertaken in a timely manner.
To provide regular reports to the executive team and others as required, highlighting trends and other issues of note which may need wider review and action in light of risk management implications. To represent the Trust at meetings and hearings as appropriate in relation to claims and inquests.
To analyse data to identify trends and lessons arising from claims and inquests, and work with operational managers and clinical leads to ensure effective action is taken so that claims expenditure is minimized. Providing training for clinical and non-clinical staff and disseminating any learning from claims, inquests and any other relevant cases i.e. child protection. Draft and review relevant policies and procedures ensuring they are fully compliant with NHS Resolution risk management standards, changes in the law, and other best practice guidance.
To ensure the maintenance of records and databases of all material associated with a claim including expert reports, pleadings, written statements, medical records, schedule of special damages, counsels opinion etc. and any other relevant documents. To develop and maintain proper systems for obtaining statements to help thoroughly assess and evaluate claims, being sure to always reflect the Trusts position in the light of NHS Resolutions proposed stance on liability and potential claim settlements.
Appraising clinical & divisional directors, and other operational and quality leads of all new claims affecting their area of responsibility and of the outcome of such claims enabling potential remedial action not already undertaken, to be reviewed.To ensure all staff are supported, properly briefed, and prepared for attendance at court. Attend conferences with Counsel, solicitors, experts, clinicians and other staff on behalf of the Trust and take action as appropriate. To ensure external specialist legal advice/ representation is appropriately sourced when required.
To identify the potential for any adverse publicity and liaise with the Head of Communications and other senior colleagues, to ensure that media statements are prepared where necessary. To be responsible for an ongoing review of claims files to ensure that the actions required of the Trust are undertaken in a timely manner.
To provide regular reports to the executive team and others as required, highlighting trends and other issues of note which may need wider review and action in light of risk management implications. To represent the Trust at meetings and hearings as appropriate in relation to claims and inquests.
To analyse data to identify trends and lessons arising from claims and inquests, and work with operational managers and clinical leads to ensure effective action is taken so that claims expenditure is minimized. Providing training for clinical and non-clinical staff and disseminating any learning from claims, inquests and any other relevant cases i.e. child protection. Draft and review relevant policies and procedures ensuring they are fully compliant with NHS Resolution risk management standards, changes in the law, and other best practice guidance.
Ensure that learning is derived from claims and shared throughout the Trust.
393 Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon, 21 mi from Harlow
Job overview
The Legal Services Department at North Middlesex Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Services Officer to join our team. We require an experienced case handler in claims/inquests work.
Reporting to the Head of Legal...
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS TrustLondon, 21 mi from Harlow
The Legal Services Department at North Middlesex Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Services Officer to join our team. We require an experienced case handler in claims/inquests work.
Reporting to the Head of Legal Services, you...
Lipson Lloyd-JonesLondon, 21 mi from Harlow
THE COMPANY
An international business in the financial services sector.
THE ROLE
A Legal Counsel is sought to report to the AGC.
This is a hybrid role with the ability to regularly attend the firm's office in London.
Some travel to other...