Deputy Claims and Inquest Manager

Overview

Make a real impact at one of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals. We’re looking for a proactive Deputy Claims & Inquest Manager to help deliver fair, timely resolution of clinical/EL/PL claims and high-quality inquest management—driving learning, patient safety, and staff support across CUH.

What you’ll do

• Lead day-to-day management of a mixed portfolio of clinical negligence and non-clinical claims, liaising with NHS Resolution and panel firms.
• Coordinate inquests end-to-end: evidence gathering, statements, disclosure, witness preparation, and representation at Coroner’s Court.
• Ensure robust governance: Duty of Candour, PIRHs, action tracking, and learning dissemination with divisions.
• Produce clear, insightful reports and dashboards (e.g., Learning from Deaths, inquests & claims outcomes) for Trust committees.
• Advise and train clinicians and managers on medico-legal process, disclosure, and good record-keeping.
• Support policy, risk, and quality-improvement work to reduce harm and repeat incidents.

About you

• Experienced in claims/inquests within healthcare or a regulated setting, with strong stakeholder skills and calm under pressure.
• Excellent communicator, analytically sharp, and highly organised; confident with RLDatix (or similar) and data reporting.

Why CUH

• High-profile, values-led Trust with a strong learning culture, complex and interesting caseload, and real scope to shape improvement.
• Supportive team, development opportunities, and hybrid working.

How to apply

For the full job description and person specification, see current vacancies at careers.cuh.nhs.uk.

Job details

• Seniority level : Mid-Senior level
• Employment type : Full-time
• Job function : Finance and Sales
• Industries : Hospitals and Health Care

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