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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
About
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Legal Services Assistant
Closed for applications on: 19-Mar-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 19-Mar-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Britannia House
- Address
- Unit 12-14 Britannia Park, Comet way
- Town
- Southend on Sea
- Postcode
- SS2 6GE
- Major / Minor Region
- Essex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Home or remote working
Salary
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 2)
Specialty
- Main area
- Legal Services
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Are you looking for an administrative role that will give you expereience within a legal environment, then we invite you to join our team.
If successful, you will work as part of the in-house Legal Department and with colleagues across the Trust to provide administrative support for legal claims from receipt to settlement and assisting in the administration of matters notified by the Coroner and Officers, along with other ad hoc legal matters.
You will also get to assist with effective claims management including any changes to services that need to be made to improve and sustain a positive experience for patients, clients, carers and staff. Supporting in the recording of risk management recommendations and outcomes upon completion of each claim / inquest.
And finally you will also get a chance to liaise and collaborate with a variety of staff and departments across the Trust and with external bodies, organisations and groups as deemed appropriate.
So, if you are looking for a role where you'll be able to gain new skills, develop your career and give you valuable experience, please apply today.
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To provide administrative support to the Legal Services Department including
- Maintaining digital files and updating case records as needed
- Liaising with the Finance Department to action payment requests
- Disclosure tasks
- Note taking
- Ad hoc office duties
Working for our organisation
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full details of this interesting entry level opportunity, please see attached job description.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 in administration, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Numeracy and Literacy level 2 qualification or equivalent demonstrable skills throughout application form
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of using Microsoft Office package
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working within the NHS
- Relevant legal administrative experience related to health care
- Previous experience of complaints, clinical risk management or governance or claims handling
- Experience of working with the public
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Mansfield
- Job title
- Associate Director of Legal Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 443 0990
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