Coroner's Referral Officer - Horsham (G8)

Pay rate: £16.37/hr PAYE (grade 8)
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.