Band 5 Legal Officer

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Previous applicants need not apply. Please note applications must be written by applicants without reliance on AI e,g., ChatGPT

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an experienced and dynamic individual to join the legal services team as a legal officer at our Royal Free Hospital site, to assist in the provision of a dedicated in-house legal advice service.

This is an interesting and varied role and presents an exciting opportunity for an individual who has an interest in health law and legal practice.

The key elements of the role for the successful candidate are:

1. Undertaking preliminary investigations and liaising with the court in coroners' inquests cases
2. Undertaking preliminary investigations in personal injury cases and liaising with lawyers and indemnity providers; and
3. Supporting the legal services team in the provision of a high quality, dedicated in-house legal advice service.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent business administration and/or project management experience
• A levels/equivalent

Experience

• Experience working in an environment with conflicting pressures and changing workload
• Experience of working within a team and of developing good working relationships with internal and external staff at all levels

• Substantial experience working as an administrator in a legal office
• Experience working within the NHS

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Excellent telephone manner with the ability to deal tactfully, sympathetically and efficiently with all enquiries
• Ability to represent the Department in a professional manner at all times
• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and excellent and accurate typing skills
• Robust organizational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and meet tight timescales
• Ability to use own initiative and work with minimal supervision as part of a team Highly motivated and resourceful
• A flexible approach with the ability to work under pressure and deal with conflicting demands
• Ability to deal with frequent unplanned or unexpected interruptions and consequent re-prioritisation of tasks
• Ability to represent the Legal Department in a professional manner at all times including at Court
• Covid-19 Vaccination

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