Senior Industrial Disease Handler

Capita plc; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Principal Consultant to expertly handle complex and high-value claims, including Mesothelioma cases. The role entails defining and monitoring technical standards, providing coaching to team members, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Ideal candidates will have experience in industrial disease claims with strong communication, IT skills, and a commitment to professional development. This role is predominantly home-based with required commute to Manchester office on occasion.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Permanent position

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience in handling Mesothelioma complex cases.
• Recent industrial disease claims handling experience.
• Good understanding of medical and legal terminology.

Responsibilities

• Expertly handle complex and high-value claims, including Mesothelioma cases.
• Define and oversee technical standards, including audits and compliance.
• Provide technical coaching and training to enhance team capability.

Skills

Experience in handling Mesothelioma complex cases

Good communication skills at all levels

Strong team player

Good IT skills

Education

Relevant professional qualification

Job description

As a Principal Consultant you will provide a technical industrial claim handling service, dealing with a wide range of responsibilities within the industrial claims team. Responsible for the handling of large value and technically complex claims, defining, implementing and monitoring technical standards, conducting checks/audits, advising on regulatory compliance requirements and providing coaching to staff as appropriate

What will you deliver:

• Expert handling of complex and high-value claims, including Mesothelioma cases.
• Definition and oversight of technical standards, including audits, quality checks, and regulatory compliance.
• Technical coaching and training—both one-to-one and group sessions—to enhance team capability.
• Technical representation in client meetings and a key point of contact for internal queries.
• Ownership of a personal caseload to maintain expertise and reduce litigation risk.
• Collaboration with Team Managers to build training plans and strengthen solicitor relationships.
• Input into technical decisions, audit outcomes, and regulatory advice.
• Oversight of recoveries, Third Party Rights investigations, and Technical MI reporting.
• Management of service providers and authority levels within the team.
• Handling of complaints and error tracking, including IDWCP troubleshooting.
• Investigate complaints and provide summary documents for SDD & client.

Who are we looking for?

Essential

• Experience in handling Mesothelioma complex cases
• Recent industrial disease claims handling experience
• Good understanding of medical and legal terminology
• Able to build good working relationships
• Good communication skills at all levels
• Able to achieve high standards of performance at all times
• Good IT skills
• Strong team player
• A commitment to learn and develop new skills

Desirable

• Previous experience of coaching, mentoring and training delivery
• Relevant professional qualification

What's in it for you?

• Competitive Salary: A remuneration package designed to be both competitive and rewarding.
• Permanent
• Working 37.5 hours across Monday to Friday – 9am to 5:30pm
• Remote but requirement to be able to commute to Manchester (Church Street) office when required, role is predominately home based with sporadic travel.

What will happen next:

• Choose 'apply' to submit a short application ensuring you add your contact number, email address and CV so we can reach you easily.
• The team will then reach out to discuss the role in more detail.

We're truly committed to building a diverse and representative workforce and as part of our strategic plans we are aiming to accelerate gender and ethnic representation in leadership. As such we would particularly welcome applications from people who are female and/or are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds.

We're an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier‑free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you'd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email [e-mail] and we'll get back to you.

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