Legal Services Officer

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £37,259 - £45,356 per annum, inc HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 27/01/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

We are seeking a Legal Services Officer, to play an important role in supporting the delivery of the diverse and dynamic Legal Services required to support one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts. King’s has a unique profile of local services and focused tertiary specialties together with an international reputation for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, fetal medicine, cardiac and blood cell cancer.

This is an interesting and varied role and presents an exciting opportunity for an individual who has an interest in health law and legal practice. This could be an ideal opportunity for someone with a law degree seeking to gain valuable practical experience on the path towards a career in the legal profession.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the King’s Values. At King’s we are a Kind, Respectful Team. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed. We support each other, communicate openly and put our patients at the centre.

The post holder will work closely with the Patient Safety, Patient Experience, and Quality Governance & Risk Management to provide support to our clinically led care groups across all of our sites. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and engaging who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment consistently delivering high quality outputs. We need someone who can truly demonstrate the King’s values in their interactions with our internal and external stakeholders.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

• Manage the litigation claims against the Trust for clinical negligence and employer/public liability cases in accordance with pre-action…