The trust is looking for two Band 7 Claims and Inquest managers to create a fully established in-house legal department. The department is currently 80% outsourced and a new department is being developed.
The post holder will be responsible for managing inquests from inception to conclusion, including some advocacy at straightforward inquests and PIRs.
The post holder will manage complex clinical negligence claims and ensure that all clinicians are supported effectively. Full investigation of the claim and efficient communication with NHS Resolution and panel is imperative to ensure successful outcomes to clinical and non-clinical claims.
The post holder will work closely with key internal and external stakeholders and identify areas of improvements in patient safety and governance for the benefit of patients and staff.
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon residents, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill, a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and outpatient and diagnostic services. In addition, Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’, and we are one of the best-performing Trusts in England:
Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all we do.
We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and whether patient care is the organisation’s top priority.
Our workforce is amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey.
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Please refer the Job description for details