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Trust Solicitor / Barrister

Trust Solicitor / Barrister

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustLondon
30+ days ago
Salary
£91,317.00–£104,122.00 yearly
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital is seeking a full-time Trust Barrister (or Trust Solicitor with Higher Rights) to join the in-house Legal Team on a permanent basis.

The successful post-holder will co-lead a team of paediatric specialist lawyers. They will have expert knowledge, acquired over a significant period of time in a relevant area of legal practice, with wider subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to paediatric healthcare ( inquests, DOLS, MCA, consent, safeguarding, MHA). They will enjoy sharing their technical expertise, in an accessible manner, with staff across a range of backgrounds. They will regularly appear in court on behalf of the Trust and will support more junior staff within the Team to improve their advocacy skills and abilities. The role lends itself to someone who is good at spotting issues on the ground and is keen to try to use their expertise to improve situations for the future.

Main duties of the job

o Provide highly specialised expert advice, decision making and leadership on matters relating to a wide range of clinical and personal injury litigation, insurance-related claims and other legal issues, including approaches from the Be responsible for the management and professional leadership of a dedicated legal service that will span across the entire organisation, the development of which will require a strategic Representation as counsel for the Trust in court hearings including : application for treatment or withdrawal of treatment applications in the Family Division of the High Court; Court of Protection hearings; Family Court hearing; Work collaboratively with staff of all disciplines to investigate and where possible defend clinical negligence and personal injury claims against the Trust. Advise staff of progress and outcome of claims, providing support, and as far as possible ensuring staff understand and agree with Trust stance on any admissions to be Identify learning opportunities that will arise from claims or other findings in courts; persuade, motivate and influence senior professionals to use these opportunities to develop and improve practice where necessary.

About us

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and / or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment / s below.

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential

  • Our Always values
  • Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
  • Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace .
  • Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Academic / Professional qualification / Training

Essential

  • Professional Legal qualification as a barrister equivalent to Masters education level or equivalent experience
  • Professional registration with the Bar Standards Board
  • Authorisation by the Bar Standards Board to conduct litigation in employment (or the ability to obtain such authorisation).

    • Desirable

  • Knowledge of the NHS and inter-related systems
  • Proven and significant leadership experience and / or formal management qualification
  • Accredited Mediator

    • Experience / Knowledge

    Essential

  • Expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of time in a relevant area of legal practice and with wider subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to healthcare, including :
  • Law of consent (including parental responsibility and mental capacity); inquests (including advocacy at inquests and pre-inquest hearings); childcare law (public); clinical negligence and NHSR claims management; confidentiality
  • Proven ability to present highly detailed arguments that require analysis, comparison and assessment of complex facts
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
  • Experience of maintaining high concentration and focus for extended periods ( multiple hours over multiple consecutive days)

    • Desirable

  • Deprivation of liberty; Data Protection; Freedom of Information; criminal procedure; judicial review;
  • Extensive experience of providing legal services at a senior level to the NHS or other public bodies
  • Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
  • An in-depth understanding of NHS policy
  • Understanding the background to and aims of patient safety and improvement methodologies
  • Medical Ethics

    • Skills / Abilities

    Essential

  • Excellent and persuasive written and oral communication skills, including the ability to persuade senior professionals to take on board comments and areas to adapt following legal proceedings, the ability to convey highly complex, contentious and sensitive information often in a hostile and antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere, and a "good bedside manner" with patients, parents and staff
  • Ability to work under time pressure, including working to tight and often changing deadlines
  • Ability to lecture and teach in large and small sessions, in person and online
  • Cheerful disposition
  • Accountability - Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good teamworking
  • Openness - Shares information and good practice appropriately
  • Mutual respect - Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times
  • Demonstrates sound judgment in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent and an ability to make decisions autonomously when required on difficult issues
  • Able to demonstrate emotional resilience in response to exposure to highly emotional and distressing circumstances
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues
  • Balance an empathetic approach to patients and parents with the need to ensure they have understood the legal information you need to tell them, especially when they are not legally represented themselves