About this role
Job summary
As a Legal Secretary, you will be working as an integral part of the Legal Services Team ensuring that claims, inquests and requests for inhouse legal advice are registered and acted upon in a timely manner in accordance with relevant guidelines and policies; working unsupervised and able to take decisions using experience and knowledge.
As part of this role you will be required to:
act as a first point of contact for telephone/email enquiries from departments, Consultants and other senior staff, solicitors and other legal personnel and patients provide a comprehensive administrative, secretarial and IT service of the highest quality to lawyers, ensuring that all information is accurately recorded collate medical records and documentation from multiple electronic and hard copy sources and prepare for disclosure in accordance with the relevant SOP work collaboratively with team members to ensure accurate data recording and production of reports and documents as requested.
Main duties of the job
The department is responsible for managing a broad range of medico-legal matters affecting the Trust.
We have a team of experienced specialist lawyers handling claims and inquests, providing in-house legal advice and supporting training to staff and to student doctors at the University of East Anglia.
In addition, the team manages Subject Access Requests from third parties for medical records.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Flexible working hours Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site Discounted gym memberships Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site Free 24-hours confidential counselling support On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane Support in career development Flexible staff bank Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
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Person Specification
Essential Essential
RSA Typing Skills 3 Legal secretarial qualification or equivalent experience Understanding of structure of NHS and medical specialties
Desirable
Knowledge of Inphase database
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address Rouen Road with some working at NNUH
Rouen Road
Norwich
NR1 1QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)