Associate Director Legal Services

1 month ago

Gillingham, United Kingdom Medway NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Division**: Corporate

**Care Group**: Strategy, Governance and Performance

**Band**: 8c

**Salary**: £70,417 - £81,138 per annum

**Interview Date**: Friday 25th August 2023

We are recruiting for an Associate Director Legal Services who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Leading a team of in house legal support the post will report to the Director Integrated Governance, Quality and Patient Safety, and forms part of the Integrated Governance and Quality Senior Team to support the delivery of the Trust’s Quality Strategy and vision to ensure ‘Best of care by the best of people’ through the delivery of safe, effective and high quality services, that ensure the people who use our services, their families, carers and visitors receive a positive experience.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Leading an in-house legal support team the post holder will be responsible for;
Providing efficient and effective legal services to minimise clinical, financial, operational and legal risks, including inquests, clinical claims, court of protection and all aspects of clinical legal advice, training and support

Attending court on behalf of the Trust and supervising junior solicitors

Establishing processes and procedures that meet the Trust’s statutory obligations and leading the management of healthcare legal services relating to clinical negligence, employer’s liability, personal injury and coroner related work, developing where necessary and implementing trust-wide policies.
Facilitating a culture that improves quality through leading from legal issues, including Get it Right First Time (GIRFT) guidance on learning from claims, whilst ensuring we act in line with current Government Legislation, Regulations, Policy Guidance and good practice.
Developing and implementing specialist training for staff on litigation issues.
Informing and advising the Chief Executive, Trust Board, Governors and partners on all aspects relating to Legal Services

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