# Legal Services Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/legal-services-assistant/2a2b5526-d10a-407e-834a-c41180b4c7c0
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/legal-services-assistant/2a2b5526-d10a-407e-834a-c41180b4c7c0.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- **Town:** Thornton Heath
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 Per annum Inc HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent: ICORS Management
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on call)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-27T09:10:33.044Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Legal_Services/Legal_Services-v7915674
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7915674?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Croydon University Hospital Trust is seeking a helpful, conscientious and professional individual to join our friendly legal team. You will need to be an effective, positive and diligent team member capable of handling an interesting and variable caseload. You will be joining a supportive, motivated, and inclusive environment.

### Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job involve day to day oversight and management of a caseload of clinical negligence and inquest matters, alongside ad-hoc advice and guidance as required. You will need to be a kind, positive and diligent team member and will be joining a supportive, motivated, and inclusive environment. We play a pivotal role in supporting Trust staff with the legal aspects of their roles, alongside robust management of a number of key external relationships and working to ensure the Trust remains compliant at all times with its statutory obligations. Training and support will be given, but prior experience of an NHS environment, liaison with court services, and management of clinical negligence claims would be helpful.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the Job description and the person spec for more about the job.

Interview - To be confirmed

## Job Details

Croydon University Hospital Trust is seeking a helpful, conscientious and professional individual to join our friendly legal team. You will need to be an effective, positive and diligent team member capable of handling an interesting and variable caseload. You will be joining a supportive, motivated, and inclusive environment.

## Job Description

The main duties of the job involve day to day oversight and management of a caseload of clinical negligence and inquest matters, alongside ad-hoc advice and guidance as required. You will need to be a kind, positive and diligent team member and will be joining a supportive, motivated, and inclusive environment. We play a pivotal role in supporting Trust staff with the legal aspects of their roles, alongside robust management of a number of key external relationships and working to ensure the Trust remains compliant at all times with its statutory obligations. Training and support will be given, but prior experience of an NHS environment, liaison with court services, and management of clinical negligence claims would be helpful.

## Responsibilities

Please read the Job description and the person spec for more about the job.

Interview - To be confirmed

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Demonstrable knowledge of Coronial and inquest process.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- A-level education or higher.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.

**Desirable**

- Experience of legal admin/court process and statutory claim processes within public sector.

### Experience and Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to analyse, interpret and summarise complex information.
- Ability to manage high workload and changeable priorities effectively.
- Ability to identify and appropriately escalate issues for senior attention.
- Ability to communicate to a high standard in both written and verbal forms with a varied audience.

**Desirable**

- 2+ years of working in public sector legal department.
- Understanding of general medical terminology and clinical governance processes
- Understanding of NHS Resolution purpose and process

## Documents

- [chs accomodation (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725)
- [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414)
- [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972)
- [jd - legal services assistant (pdf, 476.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10326779)
- [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974)
- [person specification - b5 legal services assistant (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10225177)

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