Legal Services Officer

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Kings College Hospital Full time

We are seeking a Legal Services Officer to support the delivery of diverse and dynamic Legal Services required to support one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts. King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites.

Job Overview

The post holder will work closely with the Patient Safety, Patient Experience, and Quality Governance & Risk Management to provide support to our clinically led care groups across all of our sites. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and engaging who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment consistently delivering high quality outputs.

Main Duties of the Job
  • Manage the litigation claims against the Trust for clinical negligence and employer/public liability cases in accordance with pre-action protocols, Civil Procedure Rules and NHS Resolution reporting requirements.
  • Investigate claims for loss of personal property or damage to property and make recommendations on reimbursement.

Inquests

  • To assist the Associate Director of Legal in the conduct of Coroners' Inquest cases by completing all preliminary and administrative tasks in the preparation of all such cases, including:
  • Acting as primary liaison point with the Coroner's Office and maintaining a professional and amicable working relationship with the various Coroners' Officers;
  • Management of frequent, unexpected and urgent requests for information and/or assistance from Coroners' Officers which may require reprioritisation of work, exercising judgement having regard to the particular circumstances;

Analysis and Data Management

  • Responsible for maintaining the data within the Trust's inquests and claims database (Datix), ensuring that the data is accurate and up-to-date.
  • Provide relevant information to the Associate Director of Legal as requested in order to form the wider Trust with regards to trends within the inquests' and claims' portfolio.

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