Department: Litigation and Inquests

Location – UHD - Bournemouth Hospital site – [please note this role cannot be fully remote and will require onsite presence for court – may consider hybrid]

Duration – minimum 3 months with possibility of extension

Hours - Full time

Type of Contract: Temporary placement or Fixed Term

Start Date: ASAP

Acting as a gatekeeper for accessing external legal advice in relation to other clinical legal issues The post holder will liaise directly with external solicitors to support a wide range of clinical legal issues and represent the Trust alongside legal counsel in such matters where required.

* Provision of advice on a wide range of healthcare law queries acting as gatekeeper for external advice including but not limited to; consent, complex discharges, courts of protection, prosecutions, police issues, mental capacity/best interest..

* Leading on urgent Court Protection applications to the high ...