Job overview
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation is seeking application for Claims and Paralegal Apprentices to join its Clinical Legal Services Team. This is an exciting opportunity for motivated individuals to obtain a Level 3 Paralegal qualification via a 24-month apprenticeship, whilst gaining unique and valuable practical experience in a dynamic and busy in-house legal department. The intention is for each Paralegal Apprentice to work for 12 months in each of the Claims and Inquests teams (on rotation).
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Main duties of the job
The Trust’s Clinical Legal Services team, which sits within the Trust’s Quality & Assurance Directorate and is led by the Trust’s Head of Clinical Legal Services, provides the following 3 core services to the Trust: 1. Clinical negligence and personal injury claims advice, management and support; 2. Coroner’s Inquests advice, management and support; and 3. Healthcare law advice, management and support.
The Claims and Inquests Paralegal Apprentices will undertake, subject to supervision, the day to day administrative tasks required to support the Trust's Clinical Legal Services Team, focusing particularly on the core Claims and Inquests services. The post-holders will be expected to cross-cover for the Claims and Inquests Managers as well as each other, when necessary, to support team resilience.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Details of the main responsibilities of the roles are set out in the Job Description and Person Specification, a copy of which is attached.
Important Note:
Apart from the minimum educational requirements set out in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, there are some additional restrictions and exclusions, which are set out below:
- Existing legal qualification/training: Apart from the minimum educational requirements set out in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, there are some additional restrictions in that the training provided by way of an apprenticeship must be materially different from any prior qualification/s. It follows that if, for example, an individual holds a law degree, they will not be eligible for a paralegal apprenticeship because they have already completed a formal legal qualification that surpasses the entry level training that will be provided by a paralegal apprenticeship.
- Candidates cannot be enrolled in any other form of education: individuals cannot undertake an apprenticeship while enrolled in any other form of education, whether full- or part-time. This is a condition outlined by the government and applies across all apprenticeship programmes. Therefore, applicants who are currently part-way through a course of study would not be eligible unless they have formally withdrawn from their studies before the apprenticeship begins.
Predicted grades not sufficient: Our minimum educational entry requirements are set out in the Person Specification section of the Job Description. Applicants should self-assess against the criteria, but they do need to have those qualifications in hand at the time of application – predicted grades are not sufficient.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Computer literacy including ability to analyse data using databases, Excel or related tools
- Ability to use initiative, work with minimal supervision and organise own workload priorities
- Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality both inside and outside the Trust
- Ability to quickly learn how to use new electronic information systems
- Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal including good telephone manner
- Ability to set up systems of work that ensure that many streams of activity can be managed in parallel so that no tasks get forgotten
- Thorough and methodical approach to photocopying and preparing documents for 8 disclosure
- Excellent skills in analysing data using computer software, identifying trends and compiling reports to a high standard
- Able to take accurate and meaningful minutes
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a pressurised environment
- Experience of producing written material to a high standard
Desirable
- Working experience of complaints, claims administration, clinical risk management or governance
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- English and Mathematics GCSEs at grade 9-4 (A* to C or equivalent)
- Two A levels at Grade C of above (or equivalent)
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This advert is for Claims and Inquests Paralegal Apprentice with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £31,554 - £33,270 per annum inc HCA. The contract type is Apprenticeship: 2 years. The application deadline is 30 Jun 2026.
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