Coroner's Referral Officer - Horsham (G8)
Location : County Hall, Chichester, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00End Time : 17:30
Pay rate: £16.37
Working pattern: Full or part time considered
Working arrangement: In office
Location: County Hall North, Horsham
Enhanced DBS Required
This is ideally suited to people with Coronial experience or those with a Police or investigation background and have the following:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to support bereaved families and communicate difficult or sensitive information that may be upsetting and traumatic to families
- Handle inbound/outbound telephone calls from families, GP’s, medical professionals, funeral directors
- Strong administration skills to enter new referrals onto the line of business system
- Manage a busy in box, updating cases
About the job
In this role, you will be responsible for recording sudden and unexpected death in line with the Coroner’s and Justice Act 2009, Coroner’s (Investigations) Regulations 2013, Coroner’s (Inquests) Rules 2013 and the Chief Coroner’s Guidance.
You will deal directly with HM Senior and Area Coroners for West Sussex, bereaved families and a variety of third-party agencies on a daily basis, so clear communication and liaison is key to the role to ensure all parties are updated with the progress of referrals and are provided with appropriate support.
You will need to be able to remain sympathetic and empathetic whilst working to policy and procedure.
You will be assigned a number of ‘designated powers’ when appropriate by the Coroner.
You will be expected to discharge such powers professionally, legally and proportionately.
Qualifications and/or experience:- A level qualification or equivalent experience within the coronial environment.
- Training Qualifications. Desirable
- Good knowledge of Coroner’s policies and procedures relating to Coroner’s
(Investigations) Regulations 2013, Coroner’s (Inquests) Rules 2013 and Chief
Coroner’s Guidance.
- Working knowledge of medical terminologies and drugs/medication.
- Working knowledge of Health & Safety requirements relating to general day
- Knowledge of a wide range of IT systems such as Word, Intranet and Excel.
- Full driving licence.
- Previous experience of working within a multi-agency context and
Trusts, Pathologists, GPs, Police, local safeguarding boards. Desirable
- Previous experience working within the Coroner’s Service. Desirable
- Experience of providing grief counselling and witness care. Desirable