Clinical Risk Assessment Nurse

Job title: Clinical Risk Assessment Nurse

Company: Lime


Job description: Let us introduce ourselves…It is the people at Lime Solicitors that make us so special. By understanding what our people want, giving them the support they need, recognising everyone’s contribution and realising the unique power of teams; together we win. As a firm we are focused on proactively building and developing diverse teams, bringing different backgrounds, personalities and perspectives together. We play to our strengths, pushing ourselves to be consistently better than yesterday and deliver amazing solutions for our clients. We empower our teams with a high degree of individual responsibility; we self-manage and encourage everyone to be responsible for their own learning, knowing it makes us even better at what we do!We believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves from how you dress, to how, when and where you work – we focus on outputs.Want to find more about our ?Meet the team:Our Medical Negligence team deal with claims arising as a result of mistakes made by healthcare professionals. We advise clients who have suffered physical, mental or economic loss as a result of this negligence and guide them through the initial investigation into their claim and thereafter proceeding through the pre-action and post issue phases of County and High Court litigation. We also regularly attend Coroner’s inquests.Our specialist team have dealt with thousands of claims against hospital trusts, private healthcare providers, care homes, individual GPs and dentists on a variety of different injuries ranging from low to high severity, with particular expertise in relation to fatal claims, birth injuries, amputations, brain injury and multiple injuries.The opportunity:We are seeking a qualified and experienced nurse or midwife to join our in-house legal team. This role involves considering initial inquiries from potential clients to see whether they may have a claim, reviewing medical records clinical risk assessments completed by frontline nurses and determining whether cases meet the threshold for legal action or further investigation.You will work closely with a small team and liaise with legal professionals to ensure accurate and timely case screening. Your clinical expertise will be key in evaluating the nature and severity of incidents and advising on next steps.Key Responsibilities

• Considering initial enquiries to determine if the potential Client may have a claim
• Review and interpret medical records.
• Make informed decisions on whether cases should proceed to legal review.
• Liaise with internal legal teams to provide clinical context and recommendations.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of all assessments and decisions.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of risk assessment protocols.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legal, ethical, and professional standards.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Registered Nurse or Midwife.
• Full time or part-time.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience, preferably in a high-risk or litigation-prone area.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience working with legal teams is desirable.

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional informationWe embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.We have hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Lincoln, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon and Sheffield.Do you want to check out our amazing ?Additional information:
Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found .Equal opportunities
Lime, as part of the Ampa Group is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

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Location: Birmingham

Job date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 06:51:10 GMT

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