Head of Legal Services
- Employer
- Hays Legal
- Location
- England, Bedfordshire
- Salary
- £230 - £260 per day
- Closing date
- 6 Jun 2022
- Reference
- 4208018
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- Practice area
- Clinical negligence
- Contract type
- Freelance
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Head of Legal
- Sector
- Public sector/Charities
Job Details
Your new company
A central UK NHS Foundation Trust including outreach clinics and establishments used in the course of Trust business. They currently have a need for an interim Head of Legal Services for a minimum of six months.
Your new role
As the Head of Legal Services, you will provide and manage a dedicated legal service across both hospital sites, managing a workload of Inquest and clinical and non-clinical claims. You will work closely with instructed solicitors/ barristers and NHS Resolution; liaising with the HM Coroners and their officers in the management of inquests; dealing with the more complex police enquiries; providing support and legal advice to staff; assisting in the drafting of documents for legal purposes; responding to other general and legal enquires; and providing regular information to the relevant meetings and Executive team.
To be considered, you will have previous experience of managing a legal team/line management experience and are confident in taking large amounts of responsibility in managing a team to meet Trust needs. You will have significant experience as a qualified solicitor, barrister or legal executive, and have a high degree of practical experience of providing legal Court advocacy (preferably at inquests as per desirable criteria, although equivalent advocacy experience will be considered) and experience of giving medico-legal advice to clinicians.
What you'll get in return
You will receive a competitive rate with the likelihood of an extension after six months. The role does offer hybrid working, three days a week in the office/two days working from home.
What you need to do now
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