# Paralegal > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paralegal/4fa931b7-af40-4bc2-b7f6-ad102ef5d90a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paralegal/4fa931b7-af40-4bc2-b7f6-ad102ef5d90a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Farnham Road Hospital (Mental Health Unit) - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,602 - £39,686 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2025-11-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-11-13T12:02:30.714Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Leatherhead/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Corporate/Corporate-v7572553 - **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Paralegal assists in the effective management of the Legal Services Team to ensure that Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) complies with its legal duties in relation to coroners’ inquests, claims and other healthcare legal matters. The Paralegal will assist the Head of Legal Services and Legal Services Managers to ensure the smooth running of the legal services work within the Trust, which includes claims, coroners’ investigations & inquests and general healthcare legal advice to Trust staff. The Trust is a mental health and learning disability trust. This role will involve undertaking day to day management of the progression of inquests and claims work with appropriate supervision. This will include close liaison with external stakeholders including coroners courts and NHS Resolution. The Legal Services team works closely with the Risk & Safety team, who carry out investigations under PSIRF (Patient Safety Incident Response Framework). The Paralegal will need to work closely with this team to ensure that the coroner is kept up to date with the status of investigations under PSIRF. ### Main duties of the job - Liaise closely with the Coroner’s courts, providing them with information in accordance with deadlines - Maintain a comprehensive database of inquests and claims and be responsible for the Legal Services diary including arranging legal meetings. - Assist in preparing the Trust and its staff for inquests, including reviewing and advising on witness statements and complying with orders for disclosure. - Attend inquests and court hearings in a supportive capacity and highlighting emerging risks to the Legal Services Team. - Develop and maintain effective communication links with external agencies such as Coroner’s courts, external solicitors, county councils and the police. - Report claims to NHS Resolution (NHSR). Collate the evidence required to investigate individual claims and liaise with NHSR to handle claims effectively. - Work closely with the Risk & Safety team, assisting them with investigations that may run in conjunction with or contribute to an inquest or claim - To support with other general legal matters when required at the direction of senior members of the department, which may include assisting and advising on legal queries from across the Trust, reviewing records and reports and drafting legal documents. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ## Person Specification ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Ability to work as part of team and develop effective working relationships - Excellent communication skills, both written and oral - Ability to manage conflicting prioritise and work under pressure managing a caseload - Computer literate, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel and Word) - Ability to analyse clinical and legal information - Excellent attention to detail **Desirable** - An understanding of the inquest and claims processes - Good knowledge of the NHS - Experience and understanding of Mental Health law, including the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - An understanding of the laws relating to patient confidentiality and consent - An understanding of the NHS Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and experience of reviewing and understanding PSIRF reports ### Qualifications and Experience **Essential** - Degree level qualification or equivalent experience/qualifications - Experience of working in a legal environment **Desirable** - Law degree or paralegal qualification - Experience in a healthcare legal role - Experience of managing legal files/ caseload ## Documents - [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727) - [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716) - [paralegal job description (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9824425) - [sabp competency profile map (pdf, 672.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2714) - [mindful employer information (pdf, 195.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2715) - [benefits of nhs pension scheme (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2717) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.