Solicitor

Job overview

Location

Complaints & Legal Services

Ladybridge Hall, Bolton or Estuary Point, Liverpool

Contract type & working pattern

Permanent, Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Band 8a

Speciality

Corporate Affairs

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a healthcare solicitor with claims and/or regulatory experience to join the NWAS Legal and Resolution team. Working under the supervision of the Head of Legal, Resolution and PALS with a high degree of autonomy, you will manage a mixed caseload of employers' liability, public liability and clinical negligence claims and Coroners’ inquests.

You will also represent and act as the Trust authority in formal legal proceedings  in Civil courts and conduct advocacy in Coroners’ courts for contentious inquest hearings,  as well as providing general legal and advisory services across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure that you have read the full Job description and Person Specification before applying for this post.

Interview/assessment dates TBC

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet our minimum selection criteria at each stage of the selection process. We will not tolerate discrimination on any of the following: gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, working pattern, caring responsibilities trade union activity or political beliefs-or any other grounds.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of staff from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. We encourage applications from all backgrounds to improve the diversity of our workforce and to better reflect the communities we serve to provide the right care, at the right time, in the right place; every time.

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.

Due to the volume of applications received for our advertisements, we will only contact those candidates shortlisted for interview via email; we aim to do this within 4 weeks of the closing date. If you do not receive the email, it will be that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. When applying for this position, it is essential that you read the job description and person specification fully. Please use the supporting information space to demonstrate your ability to undertake this role, drawing on your skills, knowledge and experience.

We also offer a range of excellent benefits including a pension scheme, up to 33 days Annual leave (exclusive of bank holidays), training and development opportunities, access to NHS discounts, Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, NHS Mortgages and Childcare Vouchers.