Band 6 Legal Officer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Legal Officer to join the Legal Services Team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will manage a busy caseload of clinical negligence, employer/public liability claims, and Coroner investigations/Inquests. It requires strong litigation knowledge, excellent communication, and the ability to work under pressure, contributing to patient safety and clinical governance.
Essential criteria
- \*Degree or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- \*Legal professional qualification at post-graduate level
- \*Previous clinical negligence/employer/public liability claims experience
- \*Previous Coronial/Inquest management experience
- \*Proven ability to work to tight deadlines
- \*Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of CPR, the claims process and HMC Rules & Regulations
- \*Strong technical knowledge in areas relevant to legal healthcare practice
- \*Good understanding of the principles of investigation management, root cause analysis techniques and Clinical Governance
- \*Experience of working within or with the NHS in the handling of claims
- \*Experience of quality management processes and quality improvement mechanisms
- Additional Criteria
- \*Strong problem solving ability and capacity to recognise alternative solutions where necessary
- \*Strong work load management skills
- \*Ability to interpret national policy and guidance, identify local implications and apply implementation to a local setting
- \*Critical appraisal of wide ranging documents to facilitate assessment of risk and to ensure appropriate and sensitive communication/management of claims/inquests
- \*Ability to manage, prioritise and deliver a number of projects and work programmes within timescales
- \*Ability to work well under pressure
- \*Good standard of computer literacy including word processing, spreadsheets and databases
- \*Competent with gathering, collating and analysing data and information from a variety of sources effectively
- \*Data manipulation including identification, accessing and downloading of data, design set up and development of data entry systems including automation as appropriate
- \*Makes clear recommendations indicating benefits/consequences and identify risks
- \*Analyses and uses complex information from a variety of sources and formats and undertakes information analysis
- \*Strong interpersonal skills
- \*Good communicator at all levels
- \*Written -- experience of drafting letters and technical reports with clarity and awareness. Excellent writing skills. Ability to prepare written material presenting complex matters in a logical way using the appropriate style, content and language for the audience
- \*Oral -- Communicate clearly with appropriate groups.
- \*Experience of trends analysis
- \*Ability to assess and advise on the appropriateness and suitability of investigation techniques and standards
- \*Degree or equivalent qualification
- \*Legal professional qualification at post-graduate level
- \*Previous clinical negligence/employer/public liability claims experience
- \*Previous Coronial/Inquest management experience
- \*Proven ability to work to tight deadlines
- \*Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of CPR, the claims process and HMC Rules & Regulations
- \*Strong technical knowledge in areas relevant to legal healthcare practice
- \*Good understanding of the principles of investigation management, root cause analysis techniques and Clinical Governance
- \*Experience of working within or with the NHS in the handling of claims
- \*Experience of quality management processes and quality improvement mechanisms
- Additional Criteria
- \*Strong problem solving ability and capacity to recognise alternative solutions where necessary
- \*Strong work load management skills
- \*Ability to interpret national policy and guidance, identify local implications and apply implementation to a local setting
- \*Critical appraisal of wide ranging documents to facilitate assessment of risk and to ensure appropriate and sensitive communication/management of claims/inquests
- \*Ability to manage, prioritise and deliver a number of projects and work programmes within timescales
- \*Ability to work well under pressure
- \*Good standard of computer literacy including word processing, spreadsheets and databases
- \*Competent with gathering, collating and analysing data and information from a variety of sources effectively
- \*Data manipulation including identification,
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 20d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is an incredibly rewarding place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging.
The Legal Services Team are responsible for a portfolio of clinical negligence and public/employer liability claims, Inquests and the provision of healthcare advice. The scope of the work is wide and the workload is busy making this a challenging but satisfying and rewarding role.
We are expanding our team and are looking for talented, enthusiastic and experienced claims handlers to join our team as a legal officer. You will be knowledgeable in litigation and coronial processes with excellent communication and time management/prioritisation skills working calmly and confidently under pressure. The post holder will also be someone resilient who is able to manage, on occasion, emotionally challenging Inquests and legal claims.
The role involves collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders and requires regular analysis and interpretation of complex information, contributing to a strategy for the resolution of individual claims, including providing feedback on lessons to be learned, making a positive impact to clinical governance and patient safety teams.
For an informal discussion, please contact [contact details removed],
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