Senior Coronial Officer

Essential Employment; Wembley; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment seeks a Senior Coronial Officer in North London for a full-time temporary role paying £30.67 per hour. You will manage a caseload of coronial investigations and inquests, coordinate hearings, gather evidence, and liaise with families, witnesses, healthcare professionals, police, and legal representatives.

You will supervise a small team, provide guidance on complex investigations, monitor performance, and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulations, while

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of coronial investigations and inquests, including high-profile cases.
• Gather evidence, statements, reports, medical records, and social history to assist judicial decisions.
• Liaise with bereaved families, witnesses, legal representatives, healthcare professionals, police, pathologists, mortuary staff, and other stakeholders.
• Provide advice and guidance regarding coronial processes and inquest procedures.
• Arrange post-mortem examinations, including invasive and CT imaging procedures.
• Coordinate inquest hearings, pre-inquest reviews, and witness attendance.
• Prepare disclosure bundles, correspondence, certificates, and other legal documentation.
• Maintain accurate records using Civica or other case management systems.
• Manage burial, cremation, repatriation, mortuary releases, and transfers of investigations.
• Escalate urgent and sensitive issues to the Coroner or Lead Coronial Officer.
• Ensure compliance with applicable acts and regulations including Coroners acts and related rules.
• Senior Coronial Officer Additional Responsibilities: supervise and support a small team, provide guidance on complex investigations, monitor service standards, assist with training and development.

Job description

Senior Coronial Officer needed in North London Paying £30.67 per hr ref OR107839

Full time on a temporarybasis

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of coronial investigations and inquests, including complex and high-profile cases.
• Conduct enquiries and gather evidence, statements, reports, medical records, and social history information to assist coroners in making judicial decisions.
• Liaise with bereaved families, witnesses, legal representatives, healthcare professionals, police, pathologists, mortuary staff, and other stakeholders.
• Provide advice and guidance regarding coronial processes and inquest procedures.
• Arrange post-mortem examinations, including invasive and CT imaging procedures.
• Coordinate inquest hearings, pre-inquest reviews, and witness attendance.
• Prepare disclosure bundles, correspondence, certificates, and other legal documentation.
• Maintain accurate records using case management systems such as Civica.
• Manage matters relating to burial, cremation, repatriation, mortuary releases, and transfers of investigations.
• Escalate urgent and sensitive issues to the Coroner or Lead Coronial Officer.
• Ensure compliance with the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013, Coroners (Inquests) Rules 2013, Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019, Human Tissue Act, and relevant case law.

Senior Coronial Officer Additional Responsibilities

• Supervise and support a small team of Coronial Officers.
• Provide advice and guidance on complex investigations.
• Monitor service standards, performance, and quality of case management.
• Assist with training and development of team members.

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