Claims & Inquests Assistant - London, United Kingdom - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking to recruit a Claims and Inquests Assistant to join our legal services team.

The successful applicant will join a busy department which deals with the management of all claims for which UCLH is a potential Defendant and for inquests held for UCLH patients.

The post holder will work with the other band 5 postholder and the senior post holders, and will sometimes be required to cover some of the responsibilities of the other band 5 post holder during annual leave.

The post holder will be responsible for providing a high quality administrative support service to the claims and inquest department.

There is a large and complex case load and the post holder will have daily contact with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

The post holder will be expected to be primarily responsible for the accurate and complete copying of all medical records in line with the Civil Procedure Rules, GDPR and Data Protection Act.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.

We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work.

This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH.

We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040

For more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.