Legal Services Administrator

An opportunity has arisen to join the Legal Services Department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 3 Legal Services Administrator. This is a fixed term contract for 6 months to cover absence within the team.

This is an important administrative role within a small specialist team which supports the Trust's management of clinical negligence claims, employer's liability and public liability claims, HM Coroner investigations and inquests, and healthcare advisory legal work. The postholder will help ensure that legal casework is supported by accurate records, effective administrative systems, timely handling of correspondence and high standards of confidentiality.

The successful candidate will be organised, IT literate and able to work with sensitive and sometimes complex information. They will be expected to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, clinicians, divisional teams, patients/service users and external stakeholders, using tact and diplomacy where required.

Key duties will include receiving and responding to incoming queries by telephone, electronically or in person; maintaining accurate records; updating relevant IT systems; validating information received by the department; filing and recording information; supporting the organisation of diaries, appointments and workload; and ensuring that deadlines are met. This post is fixed term to support a temporary gap in service.

Apply now to join our team! To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.