Job opening for: Litigation Midwife

“`html

Litigation Midwife

Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK) is looking for a Litigation Midwife.

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a talented Litigation Midwife to join our first-class Clinical Support Team in Manchester. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about the work they do, the service they provide, and getting the best results for their clients. The role of the Litigation Midwife is to support Fee Earners in the review and analysis of medical records and expert reports. This role will consider potential areas within Clinical Negligence cases for investigation in respect of likely Breach of Duty (BOD) & advice as to why and will provide expert advice to the fee earners.

Responsibilities

  • File Management
    • Provide support & clinical advice to fee earner(s) on their client matters, including but not limited to, review of records, review of expert reports, and general advice on where & how to focus investigations.
    • Reviewing & advising upon merits of new enquiries.
    • Speaking to clients concerning preliminary enquiries and investigation of their matters.
    • Commentary & analysis of the causative potency of identified likely BODs and any avoidable injury over & above the patient’s pre-existing health conditions.
    • Ensuring a proactive and high level of client care and compliance with the National Practice Standards.
    • Assisting other team members with document reviews & medical records review.
    • Assisting with the vetting of new claims enquiries and liaising with potential customers in this regard.
    • From time to time, supporting customers undertaking healthcare complaints.
    • Supporting the wider Clinical Negligence Team with business development & training as required.
    • Generally providing assistance to the Clinical Negligence Team in practice.
  • Finance
    • Ensure time recording is managed to enable achievement of personal targets and support fee earners in the achievement of theirs.

Qualifications

  • A qualification in nursing such as RGN, BSC (Hons) Midwifery & at least 5 years’ experience in midwifery & midwifery NMC registration.
  • Understanding of Clinical Negligence law and practice.
  • Experience within a Clinical Negligence team is desirable.
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite and relevant practice and business IT systems, particularly Partner and Medbrief.
  • Excellent typing skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to think logically and analytically.
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritize work from various stakeholders.
  • Commercially aware and highly motivated.
  • Proactive.
  • Good attention to detail.
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills.

What We Offer in Return

  • Hybrid working – 2 days per week working in the office (must live a reasonable distance to commute to the office).
  • 35 hours per week – Monday to Friday – Flexible and agile working environment.
  • 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays.
  • Buy and sell annual leave up to 5 days.
  • Employee Referral scheme with payments up to £2000 per referral.
  • Group Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Scheme).
  • Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App providing services including annual health checks, access to Digital GPs, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions, and much more.
  • Employee Assistance Programme where you can access free webinars for stress awareness and counseling sessions.
  • Group Income Protection to support you with an income if you are unable to work long term due to a qualifying illness or injury.
  • Health and Wellbeing Programs, apps, and benefits including gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions, and more.
  • Life Assurance cover.
  • Workplace pension.
  • Benefits Hub providing discounts to over 700 services including cinema tickets, food and drink, travel, and high street stores.
  • Dental Insurance.
  • Free legal help and discounted lawyer-led legal services.

Your Professional Development

We support and encourage career development with an award-winning law firm. We offer courses across our offices and continuously update the learning and development offerings based on feedback. We can support you with continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, external training courses, and access to a variety of internal learning resources.

Our Values

Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our employees contribute something unique. We seek individuals who can challenge, remove roadblocks, and deliver outstanding customer service. That’s why at Slater + Gordon, we follow the S+G Way.

Guided by the S+G Way:

  • We do what we say we will.
  • We don’t wait; we create.
  • We own it, we sort it.
  • We respect and encourage each other.
  • We make time to live.

The S+G Way defines specific behaviors and actions that our colleagues and customers value the most. These principles were shaped through interactive workshops and interviews with our team.

Location & Other Details

Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Employment Status: Full-time

Experience Level: Entry level

On-site / Remote: On-site

For further information, please contact steven.baylis@slatergordon.uk.

Please Note: Vacancies may close before the expiry date displayed, subject to the volume of applications received.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/eLMPmdecXJttdnBy8

“`

Apply for this position

Allowed Type(s): .pdf, .doc, .docx

LAYOUT

SAMPLE COLOR

Please read our documentation file to know how to change colors as you want

BACKGROUND COLOR

BACKGROUND TEXTURE