Healthcare Lawyer / Legal Services Manager

King's College Hospital; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Camden Town seeks a Solicitor experienced in Healthcare Law to manage complex claims and inquests. The ideal candidate will have strong legal expertise and a passion for improving legal services in a busy Trust environment. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to high-profile medico-legal work while overseeing and training junior staff.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Work in a dynamic healthcare environment

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing Trust claims and inquests.
• Ability to oversee and train junior staff in legal processes.
• Expertise in healthcare legal matters and compliance with national policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage Trust's inquests and claims.
• Advise on healthcare legal matters during inquests.
• Train staff regarding legal processes and compliance.

Skills

Healthcare Law experience

Court of Protection knowledge

Inquest handling

Advocacy skills

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a Solicitor with significant Healthcare Law experience to play a pivotal role in delivering the diverse and dynamic Legal Services required to support one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts. King's has a unique profile of local services and focused tertiary specialties together with an international reputation for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, fetal medicine, cardiac and blood cell cancer.

Opportunity

This post represents an excellent opportunity for a professional with a passion for high quality (and occasionally high profile) medico-legal work. The post holder will be highly skilled in providing professional management of Trust inquest, advisory and court matters, as well as assisting with supervision of complex claims and involvement in legal matters of particular national and international importance. Ideally, you will have excellent healthcare law firm or in‑house NHS legal experience with confidence and competence in inquests, claims and Court of Protection work.

Key Attributes

This is an exciting role, which requires ambition, teamwork and motivation. You will need confidence and expertise, as well as being very responsive and able to deal with highly complex and sensitive information. This is also an exciting time to join the team and to shape the delivery of Legal Services in a complex and thriving Trust.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide professional management of the Trust's claims and inquests.
• Represent the Trust at inquests and advise on healthcare legal matters.
• Manage more complex inquests and Court of Protection matters with panel firm support as required.
• Oversee and train junior staff and supervise and audit files in respect of healthcare matters.
• Promote learning across a number of internal stakeholders, in order to learn from inquests and facilitate a better patient/family experience to avoid unnecessary claims litigation and/or damage to the Trust’s reputation.
• Provide training to staff in relation to legal processes including claims, inquests, mental capacity, consent and the deprivation of liberty.
• Be a qualified solicitor or barrister or have equivalent significant experience working in healthcare law, including conducting inquests, advocacy and assisting/handling Court of Protection and advisory matters.
• Work with professional leads across the Trust to enable the Trust to demonstrate its compliance with national policies and standards, including those set by the Coroner’s Court and CQC.
• Support the Trust in improving quality and value of services, by learning from inquests and claims and liaising with colleagues to ensure relevant information is passed to NHS Resolution if an associated claim arises out of a healthcare matter.

About King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

Our Values

• Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work.
• Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed.
• Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional.