clinician Sheffield, England
Job description
The Clinical Negligence Litigator is responsible for the for effective file handling and client care in pursuing a claim for compensation on the Client’s behalf.
Our focus is on providing you with the confidence, skills, and resources you need to achieve your full potential. We aim to deliver the best service we can and utilise every opportunity to make a difference, for both our employees and our contacts and clients. Our vision is to employ the best people, have a culture of open communication, and be innovative and dynamic in our approach. We believe in a culture of understanding and teamwork allowing our people to grow and prosper.
Primary Duties...
- Draft and write responses to patients and claimants’ solicitors
- Advise and prepare responses to various bodies (NHS and others) for members
- Prepare witness statements and organise bundles for trial
- Organise and arrange meetings with members, experts and counsel
- Instruct counsel, experts, liaise with other side’s counsel, collate evidence
- Responsible for case correspondence
- Instruct external solicitors, where appropriate, and liaise with them
- Instruct experts and report to insurers and, at times
- Arrange conferences with counsel, experts and members
- Advise on negotiating settlements and recovery of costs
- Attend at hearings and mediations on behalf of members
- Be proactive in keeping up to date with developments affecting your work at hand and maintain and improve personal competence through continuous professional development
- Operate within policies, codes of conduct and practice and work collaboratively with staff across the association
- Contribute to team meetings and priorities, strategic goals and performance targets
- Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned within the broad remit of the post
Attributes & Competencies Required...
- Strong negotiating skills
- Clear verbal communication skills face to face and on the 'phone including the ability to communicate clearly and assertively with a wide range of people
- Giving detailed and complex advice to clients in a clear and accessible format
- Analytical, prioritising and decision making skills
- Plan and manage a complex workload, meet deadlines and respond to unplanned demands
- Ability to read complex information, summarise and to present complex information
- Clear writing and drafting skills with emphasis on accuracy in letters, calculations, preparing cases, opinions, reports and correspondence
- Persuasion, negotiation, advocacy and diplomatic skills
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
- Highly organised with an ability to maintain effective record keeping systems
- Networking, partnership skills that are persuasive and influential of others
- Legal research skills to include summarising and tailoring advice to fit the members’ specific needs Desirable
- Previous administrative experience including excellent client care skills across different platforms, including telephone, email and written correspondence
- Knowledge of GDPR and Data Protection
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
