Legal Services Coordinator: Sponsorship Available

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Legal Services Coordinator role is a unique opportunity to work within the Quality Team at Harrogate District and Foundation Trust, Legal Services Team. The post would be part of a busy team that encompasses all elements of quality.

Main duties of the job

  • Act as the main liaison between the HM coroner’s offices and the Trust to coordinate the gathering/reviewing of statements, medical records and any other relevant evidence for the purpose of inquest hearings within tight timescales
  • To manage a mixed caseload of claims, inquests and legal advice for the Trust
  • This is a role where a great deal of autonomous working is required with minimal supervision. There will also be a requirement to work as part of the wider Quality team, to ensure the objectives of the Quality team are achieved.
  • The post-holder will have an understanding of the service requirements and be able to work to tight timescales within an environment of conflicting workload demands.
  • Collate data and information relating to claims and inquests to provide reports to relevant meetings

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in law or equivalent

Desirable

  • Teaching/Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical Claims experience or equivalent
  • Experience of delivering training

Desirable

  • Experience working within or with the NHS
  • Teaching Experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Computer literate and excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages
  • Ability to manage a large case load and work within strict time limits

Desirable

  • Experience working within or with the NHS
  • Teaching Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 29 November 2026

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