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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-CO-21555
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Portland House
Town
Worthing
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 PA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Paralegal

NHS AfC: Band 5

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

The Integrated Legal Team at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for two Paralegals to join our team in a key role to support the delivery of in-house case management. If you are looking for a role that is unique, wide-ranging, keeps you motivated and offers potential for development of your legal knowledge within the NHS, then SPFT's Integrated Legal Team would be an ideal team for you. The Team delivers expert in-house legal services across Claims, Inquests, Mental Capacity Law and Mental Health Law as well as wide-ranging Healthcare Law. This role is a key part of the ongoing development of the Integrated Legal Team to ensure the in-house legal service provision is of the highest standard in the most complex cases, trust-wide.

Main duties of the job

To provide day to day legal case management of a cohort of the Trust's cases that are subject to Coronial Investigations or other court proceedings.  Working to ensure excellent quality case management including considered, compassionate clinical staff support for the duration of the applicable legal process, whilst ensuring the Trust's legal compliance.

Working for our organisation

The Integrated Legal Team was formed in September 2021 to bring all legal support services within one composite, integrated, in-house team.
During the last 20 months it has gone from strength to strength, working within an ever changing legal landscape . It is a busy, wide-ranging team with excellent in-house knowledge and committed team members who are passionate about the support service that they provide trust-wide. As the team is constantly developing it is a fast-paced, interesting team to work within.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will deliver a high quality Paralegal service, with their own caseload (see full JD)

Person specification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of legal processes
  • Ability to analyse complex data
  • Understanding of medical and legal terminology
  • Experience of producing documents to a high Standard with good accuracy
  • Experience of maintaining office systems
  • Experience of working as part of a team

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Law degree or substantial practical legal experience coupled with some level of legal qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nadiah Jamaa
Job title
Claims & Legal Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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