Inquest and Claims Administrator

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; City of Westminster; Sur place; GBP 29 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Medico-Legal Administrator to join our Legal Services team. The role supports management of clinical negligence, inquests, and employer/public liability claims, providing high-quality administrative support to ensure deadlines are met.

You will work closely with senior clinicians, solicitors, and external partners, coordinating case documents, preparing papers and minutes, and maintaining confidential records within a busy, specialist

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of working within an NHS legal department or similar service.
• Experience using Ideagen and incident reporting systems.
• Experience of using NHSR Claims Wizard.
• Experience of working in the healthcare Sector.
• Data Protection Act

Responsabilités

• Coordinate the Trust caseload of losses and compensation claims.
• Support clinical negligence and employer/public liability claims.
• Assist with the collation of inquest documentation, preparing meeting papers and minutes.
• Maintain accurate electronic case records and liaise with clinicians, patients, solicitors, HM Coroner's Office and other stakeholders.
• Manage confidential information and work to statutory deadlines.
• Prioritise workload and contribute to the smooth running of a busy specialist department.

Connaissances

NHS legal dept experience

Ideagen experience

NHSR Claims Wizard experience

Healthcare sector experience

Data Protection Act

Formation

Law Degree

CILEx Associate or Graduate (or equivalent)

Evidence of continued learning/development

Capsticks diploma in clinical risk and claims management

Outils

Ideagen

NHSR Claims Wizard

Description du poste

We are looking for a Medico-Legal Administrator to join our friendly, experience and supportive Legal Services team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

This is a varied role supporting the management of clinical negligence claims, inquests, employer and public liability claims, and losses and compensation claims.

No two days will be the same and you'll work closely with senior clinicians, managers, NHS Resolution, HM Coroner's Office, solicitors and patients, providing high- quality administrative support and helping ensure complex legal matters are managed efficiently and within strict deadlines.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist knowledge within an experienced team while making a meaningful contribution to patient care and the Trust's legal services.

Main duties of the job

• You will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Claims and Inquest Manager and Claims and Inquest Coordinators, across a broad range of medico-legal work.
• Your responsibilities will include coordinating the Trust caseload of losses and compensation claims, supporting clinical negligence and employer/public liability claims, assisting with the collation of inquest documentation, preparing meeting papers and minutes, maintaining accurate electronic case records, and liaising with clinicians, patients, solicitors, HM Coroner's Office and other internal and external stakeholders.
• The role requires excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage confidential information sensitively while working to statutory and legal deadlines.
• You will prioritise your own workload, respond to enquiries and contribute to the smooth running of a busy specialist department.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Law Degree
• CILEx Associate or Graduate (or equivalent).
• Evidence of continued learning/development
• Capsticks diploma in clinical risk and claims management

Experience

• Extensive experience of working within an NHS legal department or similar service.
• Experience of using Ideagen and incident reporting systems
• Experience of using NHSR Claims Wizard
• Experience of working in the healthcare Sector
• Data Protection Act

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.