Coroner's Officer

Cambridge County Council; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Extra annual leave

Flexible holidays

Pension contributions

Development opportunities

Volunteer hours

Peer support groups

Employee recognition awards

Car & Cycle schemes

Job summary

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Coroner Service is seeking a Coroners Officer to join a supportive team. You will manage investigations into sudden deaths, act as main contact for bereaved families, medical professionals, police and partners, ensuring investigations progress efficiently and sensitively.

This varied role covers case management, stakeholder engagement and court administration, with opportunities to develop professionally within Cambridgeshire County Council's benefits package and

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of coronial investigations from initial report through to conclusion.
• Gathering information and evidence from police, healthcare professionals and witnesses.
• Liaising with doctors regarding causes of death and coronial requirements.
• Arranging and coordinating post-mortem examinations and identification procedures.
• Providing advice, guidance and support to bereaved families throughout the coronial process.
• Preparing files and evidence for inquests and supporting the Coroner during court proceedings.
• Working closely with funeral directors, Medical Examiners, hospitals, care providers and other partner organisations.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and procedures.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the service and supporting colleagues across the team.

Job description

We are looking for a professional, compassionate and highly organised individual to join the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Coroner Service as a Coroners Officer.

Working as part of a supportive team, you will manage investigations into sudden, unexplained and unnatural deaths on behalf of the Coroner. You will act as a key point of contact for bereaved families, medical professionals, police officers, legal representatives and other partner agencies, ensuring that investigations are progressed efficiently, sensitively and in accordance with legal requirements.

This is a varied and rewarding role that combines investigation, case management, stakeholder engagement and court administration.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

What will you be doing?

• Managing a caseload of coronial investigations from initial report through to conclusion.
• Gathering information and evidence from a range of sources, including police, healthcare professionals and witnesses.
• Liaising with doctors regarding causes of death and coronial requirements.
• Arranging and coordinating post-mortem examinations and identification procedures.
• Providing advice, guidance and support to bereaved families throughout the coronial process.
• Preparing files and evidence for inquests and supporting the Coroner during court proceedings.
• Working closely with funeral directors, Medical Examiners, hospitals, care providers and other partner organisations.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and procedures.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the service and supporting colleagues across the team.

About you

You will be:

• An excellent communicator with the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of people.
• Compassionate, resilient and able to work sensitively with bereaved families and those affected by traumatic circumstances.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage a complex workload and competing priorities.
• Confident gathering, analysing and presenting information accurately.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly.
• A strong team player who is flexible and willing to work across different areas of the service.
• Competent in maintaining accurate records and using a range of IT systems.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers