Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- Legal Administrator
- Employer
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southwick Hill Road
- Town
- Portsmouth
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

470-24-0071-COR
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
Legal Administrator
Band: 3
Hours: 37.5
Contract Type: Full-time, permanent
The Legal Services Administrator will be a point of contact for staff and external parties and coordinateÌý onward communication on behalf of the Trust Legal team
TheÌý main purpose of the role is to provide the administrative function for the team including inputting data,Ìý support with the management and updates on the data systems used and inquest and litigation preparation as required as well as preparing documents for disclosure in respect of inquests and clinical negligence cases.
Main duties of the job
- To be a point of contact for staff and external parties and coordinating onward communication on behalf of the Trust Legal team.
- To provide the administrative function for the team including inputting data, support with the management and updates on the data systems used and inquest and litigation preparation as required.
- To ensure excellent communication within the Legal services department and wider Trust.
Working for our organisation
Our vision for Single Corporate ServicesÌýÌý
Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.Ìý
Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services?Ìý
Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.Ìý
For further information, please read the attached document outlining the vision for our single corporate services.
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The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations, but this post will be based at PHU. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff. Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- G.C.S.E (or equivalent) grade 4 or above in English and Maths.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Ellis
- Job title
- Litigation Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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