Assistant Legal Services Manager

To fulfil the duties and responsibilities as described below and to act on the Legal Services Managers behalf in their absence. Entirely without supervision to support the Legal Services Manager in the management of all new Clinical Negligence claims against the Trust in-house without recourse to solicitors. To manage the investigation of Employer Liability and Public Liability claims to ensure that NHS Resolution have accurate and timely information to enable cases to be successfully defended or settled expeditiously. Within limited resources to assist in the management of the heavy workload of claims made against the Trust as effectively, efficiently and economically as possible according to the Civil Procedure Rules and NHS Resolution Protocols In the absence of the Legal Services Manager (who works 23 hours per week) to take appropriate action on any urgent issues/correspondence which arise to ensure that the Trusts position is protected. Liaise with the Trust Finance Department with
regard to the authorisation of payments for Employer and Public Liability To refer any relevant issues and any concerns, or trends highlighted by Clinical Negligence, Employer and Public Liability claims, to the relevant manager of that area for action. To assist in the co-ordination of complex Coroner enquiries. To act as the Administrator of Ulysses Litigation and Inquest modules for the department and to attend the Ulysses User Group monthly meeting. To prepare the quarterly Litigation Report, Annual report and other ad hoc reports for the Department. To respond to Freedom of Information requests for the Department. To regularly update the Department Standard Operating Procedures. To field any routine issues from the Legal Services Manager whilst ensuring they are still kept fully up to date. To act as a departmental Senior Information Asset Owner (SIAO), Information Asset Owner (IAO) or Information Asset Assistant (IAA) as appropriate in order to ensure that information assets are
managed in accordance with data protection principles and the Trusts information lifecycle policy.