Deputy Head of Legal Services Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Head of Legal Services Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Bury, BL9 7TD

Pay:

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

05/06/2026

About this job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Deputy Head of Legal Services. This is a full time role working within the Trust's busy Legal Services Department, supporting the Head of Legal Services.

The role will be based at Fairfield General Hospital with some requirement to travel to other sites and to Coroner's Court.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Head of Legal Services in developing and implementing core objectives aligned to patient safety strategies across the organisation.
• Assist in developing systems for coronial inquest preparation to ensure lessons are learned following any sub optimal care episode, support families, and prevent Coronial Regulation 28 reports.
• Assist in managing the Trust's claims and inquest function to ensure employer's liability, public liability, clinical negligence claims and contentious inquests are managed effectively, minimising the risk to the Trust.
• Foster close working relationships and promote a positive safety culture across the organisation, working collaboratively with colleagues in governance, healthcare professionals and relevant external organisations.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package, including a substantial annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities.

You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: .

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