Legal Services Administrator
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust See More Job Openings by This Employer
- Full Time
- $24,937 - $26,598/per annum
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6SX, Tyne and Wear
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
We have an exciting opportunity for a competent, highly motivated, flexible and enthusiastic person to support the Legal Services team, based in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead.
The successful candidate will provide confidential and efficient administrative support for the service. This post would suit an applicant who has fantastic IT skills and is able to manage a variety of electronic databases and spreadsheets. The post requires excellent time management and organisational skills as well as interpersonal skills.
The post holder will provide a high quality administrative service to the Legal Services team in order to support the delivery of legal services to the organisation.
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
· To provide timely and efficient general administrative support to the Legal Services team on a day to day basis.
· To carry out a full range of administrative duties, including managing the team’s general email inbox, handling telephone queries, maintenance of case files and team spreadsheets, data collection and input, and the collation and preparation of records for disclosure to third parties.
· To ensure that correspondence and disclosures are carefully prepared and forwarded to Coroners, solicitors, Trust staff and external bodies, as expediently as possible.
· To assist in the monitoring of the Trust’s duty of candour compliance and providing support.
· To be involved in ongoing training and development within the team.
Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible. 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).
Candidates who require sponsorship are strongly advised to visit the UK Border Agency website and familiarise themselves with what is required. There is a facility on this site to access the points based calculator and work through an example which should assist candidates in their understanding of the process.
- $24,937 - $26,598/per annum
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