Trainee Medicolegal Case Manager

Full-time (permanent position) with starting salary of £27,000 and salary review at 6 months and 12 months. Includes private health cover, pension, death in service policy, 25 days holiday (+BH) and free parking.

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated, proficient and confident client focused Medicolegal Case Manager to join our existing team.

The position would particularly suit a Law Graduate, Paralegal, Legal Administrator or Medical Secretary, but experience in these roles is not essential. The trainee role consists of in-house company training, specific to the role.

TLA Medicolegal is a leading specialist medicolegal company providing expert medical reports for serious injury and clinical negligence.

We are looking to recruit an individual who can be trained to hold the role of Medicolegal Case Manager. We cover the whole of the UK, and our offices are based in Deddington, Oxfordshire.

The Role

A Medicolegal Case Manager’s role is to manage personal injury and clinical negligence instructions from law firms, for our medical experts. Once trained, it will involve managing multiple cases for different medical experts, from the nomination of case through until a settlement is reached. This role will ask you to initially provide one-on-one support to a Senior Case Manager whilst undergoing training to progress to a Medicolegal Case Manager within the business, where you will be managing your own cases. This will involve dealing with solicitors who instruct us to assign an appropriate independent medical expert for a claim that has been filed in court, or where expert opinion is sought prior to a claim. You will manage the case on behalf of both the medical expert and our instructing solicitor.

Applications by post or email with a CV are to be made in writing by 20.09.24 with a covering letter giving your reasons and your motivation for applying and highlighting any skills and experience that make you a strong candidate for this specific role. Applications received without a covering letter will not be considered.

Previous medicolegal experience is not necessary as this is a bespoke and customised role. However, a background in the legal sector, legal administration or medical administration would be very advantageous. Full in-house training will be provided.

Essential skills

·       High level of attention to detail.

·       Excellent IT and letter writing/communication skills.

·       An excellent command of the English language and presentation of work.

·       A composed and professional telephone manner in dealing with clients, experts and claimants.

·       A highly organised, motivated & intelligent approach to daily tasks is needed. (Excel and database admin/systems).

·       Proficient in GDPR, dealing respectfully with highly sensitive and personal information.

*(Full training will be provided on our business model and all our systems).

The Duties and the Role:

·       Communicating with solicitors and medical consultants and handling case files.

·       Nominating the appropriate medical experts to solicitors.

·       Collating, reviewing, organising and digitising medical records/witness statements.

·       Collating, reviewing, organising and digitising radiology/diagnostics.

·       Keeping detailed chronology of each case on our shared database.

·       Reviewing expert reports for court and invoicing solicitors.

·       Liaising with solicitors and medical consultants in the setting up of conferences with counsel, joint statements for the court and trial dates.

·       Arrangement of appointments, room booking and clinics for Claimants to be assessed.

·       Perform general administration, e.g. filing paper and electronic documents / archiving etc.

·       To work in collaboration with a senior case manager during training and with other case managers in our team.

·       Dealing respectfully with highly sensitive and personal information.

About you:

·       Minimum requirement of 6+ GCSE’s or equivalent with English and Maths at grade C and above.

·       Excellent and accurate written communication and presentation (grammar, spelling).

·       High level of attention to detail.

·       Motivation to learn.

·       Experience in a professional environment.

·       Flexible, friendly, and supportive approach.

·       A solid working understanding of Microsoft Office 365 and good IT skills.

·       Strong admin and organisation skills.

·       Ability to work alone and as part of a team. 

Salary and Benefits:

Training salary will start between £27,000 and £31,000 per annum, depending on experience. On successful probation the salary will be reviewed at 6 months and 12 months.

Benefits include:

·       Private Health Insurance.

·       Pension Scheme.

·       Death In Service insurance.

Applications by post or email to: alice@tla-medicolegal.com

TLA Medicolegal, Suite 1A Field Barns, Castle Farm, Clifton Road, Deddington, OX15 0TP.

Closing date: 20.09.24 

Job Type: Full-time, office based.