Job summary
- Main area
- Legal
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 201-25-353-A
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Suite 6, Carew House
- Town
- Bodmin
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 26/06/2025
Employer heading
Solicitor/Legal Executive
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a solicitor/legal executive/litigation executive position at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
If you are looking for a role where you can work as part of a small and dynamic team, providing a dedicated in-house legal service in response to healthcare litigation, clinical negligence, personal injury and staff claims, Inquests, Court of Protection and healthcare advice, this could be the opportunity for you.
This may be suitable for someone who has some legal work experience seeking a continuing development opportunity.
Please note this role is hybrid and will require the successful candidate to come into the office regularly and attend court appearance at short notice.
Main duties of the job
· The post holder will provide legal support and advice as part of a dedicated in-house legal service in response to healthcare litigation, clinical negligence, personal injury and staff claims, inquests, Court of Protection and healthcare advice.
· Undertake factual investigation of clinical and non-clinical claims.
· Draft legal documentation, including witness statements, undertake legal research of legislation and case law.
· Review evidence for and attend Coroner’s Court, initiate Court of Protection and High Court applications, if appropriate, on healthcare matters.
· Supervise junior members of the legal team.
· Comply with the NHS Resolution’s Reporting Guidelines, manage Pre-Action Claims, and comply with the Coroner’s Rules and Regulations.
· Responsible for ensuring learning is identified across the Trust from inquests and claims
· Work with professional leads across the organisation to enable the Trust to demonstrate its compliance with national policies and standards, including those set by NHS Resolution, CQC, DHSC and any other relevant body.
· Support the Trust in improving quality and value of services.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live her. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification with relevant professional body registration (e.g. solicitor in England and Wales; Legal Executive/CILEX lawyer/or associate or graduate member with The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a relevant field in NHS Community or mental health services
- Experience and knowledge of incident investigation methodology (additional training will be provided relating to the PSIRF)
Knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
- Developed leadership, negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to motivate, challenge and engage individuals and teams
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Slavin
- Job title
- Head of Resolution
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01208834600
- Additional information
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.
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