Paralegal

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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