Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative & Clerical
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 470-24-0115-COR
- Employer
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southwick Hill Road
- Town
- Portsmouth
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paralegal
Band 5
Job overview
We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Paralegal to join our team at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
The main scope of this role will be to manage an allocated caseload of claims and inquests, and provide support where required to the activities of other members of the team.
Main duties of the job
In this vital role, you will be instrumental in identifying and reporting on trends and risk management issues, ensuring the Trust remains proactive in addressing potential risks. Your collaboration with risk management and health and safety advisors will be key in maintaining a safe and compliant environment.
Additionally, by escalating issues to the Head of Legal Services or Senior Paralegal, you will play a critical role in the decision-making process, supporting continuous learning and improvement within the organisation.
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
This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.
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
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The vision for our single corporate services is to:
- Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.ÌýÌýÌý
- Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.ÌýÌý
- Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.ÌýÌý
- Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.Ìý
- Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.ÌýÌý
- Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.ÌýÌý
- Build resilience for individuals and our teams.Ìý
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.
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Please refer to the job description attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate information to individuals/groups/committees in a comprehensive way. Confident in preparing and delivering basic written reports
- Confident to deliver training, presentations and/or reports to individuals, groups and or committees
- Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a team with integrity and confidentiality, managing own workload and demands
- Ability to handle difficult or complex situations with compassion and sensitivity.
- Knowledge of law and legal practice.
- Competent in the use of a wide range of software eg: Micrsoft office, Risk Management system, Sharepoint.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the Health or Legal sectors
- Experience of legal processes, including coronial and claims management.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Ellis
- Job title
- Litigation Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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