Injury Claims Best Practice Specialist Shape the future of injury claims – Play a key role in improving performance, driving consistency, and optimising indemnity spend Collaborate, innovate, and lead – Work with senior technical experts, suppliers, and regional teams to refine best practices and drive continuous improvement. Hybrid working with up to 80% from home and the other 20% based at Head Office near Stratford-Upon-Avon, York, Bristol, or Belfast. About the roleAs a Claims Best Practice Specialist, you’ll play a key role in shaping how we manage motor and casualty injury claims across our regions. Over the years, this role has evolved significantly, growing in both scope and influence. With access to richer insights than ever before, this role is an exciting opportunity to analyse claims trends, drive performance improvements, control indemnity spend, and enhance claims processes in line with best practice, legal, and regulatory requirements. Working closely with senior technical experts, regional claims teams, and external suppliers - including our legal panel and Verisk - you’ll lead performance calls, identify areas for improvement, and support key initiatives that improve consistency and efficiency. You’ll also play an important role in knowledge management, keeping claims handling guidance up to date, developing training materials, and ensuring teams have the right resources to make informed decisions. Beyond technical claims handling, this role offers the opportunity to broaden your experience and gain exposure to wider business projects. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders across the business, present at department meetings, and contribute to strategic projects that shape the future of our claims function. If you’re passionate about using data to drive decision-making, improving processes, and supporting teams with expert guidance, this could be the perfect next step for you. You can be based near our offices in York, Bristol, Belfast, or the Head Office in Tiddington, near Stratford-upon-Avon, with no formal requirement to work from Head Office. However, you should be comfortable travelling to Head Office and other Regional Service Centres occasionally for key meetings, collaboration sessions, and team away days - typically 4–5 times per year. This role is internally known as Best Practice Specialist (Injury). About youWith a strong background in handling injury claims, you’ll bring extensive technical expertise across motor and/or casualty claims (EL/PL). You’ll be comfortable working with performance data, engaging with a variety of stakeholders, and driving improvements in claims handling. To succeed in this role, you’ll need: Extensive technical expertise in injury claims – Proven experience managing injury claims up to £150k across motor and/or casualty (EL/PL). Confidence in coaching and providing technical referrals – Experience acting as a key point of contact for technical queries, supporting quality assurance and helping to upskill colleagues. Strong data analysis skills – The ability to interpret and present claims performance data, using insights to improve indemnity spend, litigation control, and operational efficiency. Excellent stakeholder management – Experience engaging with a variety of stakeholders and building lasting working relationships. A collaborative and innovative approach – Comfortable working across different teams, regions, and other lines of business to refine best practices and enhance claims processes. A commercial mindset and continuous improvement focus – A proactive approach to identifying efficiency improvements, ensuring injury claims handling aligns with business objectives and regulatory requirements. At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees. We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.Benefits and RewardsWhen you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including: Level 4 Salary up to £53,000, depending on experience Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary) Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution 25 days annual leave bank holidays buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies. Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility Working at NFU MutualWe’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction but also named us as the first UK-based company to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for ten years in a row. We are also the only Insurer to feature in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of ‘Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK’, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025.We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.