Medical Legal Assistant jobs

Job Overview
Bloody Surgery Limited is a healthcare and information technology organisation. One of our services is the provision of expert witness reports in vascular surgery and diabetic foot complications to the Court upon instruction from solicitors.

Duties of the Medicolegal Secretary

• Organising medical data - browsing, excerpting and filing clinical information from PDF documents, with guidance and supervision provided
• Communication - handling of regular emails and infrequent phone calls from/to solicitors, agencies and occasional patients
• Payment oversight - Invoice preparation, maintenance of records, corresponding with accountants and creditors
• Maintenance and monitoring of the shared Company diary / calendar
• Upkeep of template documents and diagrams within the Company's database
• Upholding confidentiality standards in accordance with relevant regulations

Essential Attributes

• Readiness to browse through large volume documents regularly
• Organisational skills for data categorisation and filing
• Competent email etiquette and phone manner
• Adaptability to address tasks in ranking of priority
• Basic computer, web and mobile device technological literacy
• Residence in and valid eligibility to work in the UK

Desirable Qualities

• Quick reader
• Ability to touch type in English at a brisk pace
• Familiarity with surgical / medical / legal workplace settings
• Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills on video exchanges
• Proficiency in the use and application of MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat
• Based in London or Midlands or Manchester

Personal Attributes sought

• Attention to detail
• Genuine interest in Healthcare
• Aptitude and ability to learn more about Surgery and Diabetes
• Ability to coordinate multiple tracks of workflow
• Respect for deadlines and calmness under pressure
• Demonstrable initiative to achieve personal and professional objectives

Selection process

This is intended as a permanent appointment. The selection process will have three phases.

1 - Applications will be evaluated for compliance with instructions within the job advertisement and for compatibility to the post.

2 - Longlisted applicants will be invited to submit a video pitch and to answer a brief questionnaire.

3 - Candidates shortlisted based on phase 2 will be offered a combination of remote and in person interviews. The former will be via Zoom, the latter will be in Central London. The interview process will test your ability to acquit the essential components of the job.

Application guidance

The following criteria must be satisfied for your application to progress.

• Submit a covering letter. Applications consisting of a CV or an email response, but lacking a covering letter, are not likely to be longlisted.
• View the short video from one of our Directors at https://bloodysurgery.com/mls2026, which describes the job and its needs. If your application suggests that you have not accommodated information from the video, your interest is unlikely to be longlisted.
• Once longlisted, be prepared to submit a short introductory video and to answer a short online questionnaire, if you wish to progress to shortlisting.

Timeline, number of posts, flexible working, pay

This appointment will replace the existing medicolegal secretary who completes their term in December 2026.

The new appointment/s will ideally commence in post on Tuesday 1 December 2026, with the shortlisting and selection activities seeking to accommodate this timeline.

We intend to appoint one full time or two part time employees. Our firm is able to accommodate individual needs for flexible working hours.

Individual salary within the broad scale advertised will be determined by candidate experience and interview performance.

Job Types: Full-time, Temp to perm

Pay: £25,500.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• What would you like your start date in this job to be?
• Please view the video from our Director Mr Matheiken at the URL https://bloodysurgery.com/mls2026, and accommodate your observations from that short clip into your Covering Letter, to ensure your application is given due consideration.

Education:

• Certificate of Higher Education (required)

Work Location: Remote