Coroner’s Officer (Putney)

We are currently recruiting for a Coroner’s Officer in Putney

Pay rate: PAYE 18.72 per hour

Hours:  Office hours 8:00am-16:00pm

Contract duration: Temporary ongoing

Department: Frontline Policing

Purpose:

To case manage death reports made to the coroner and coroner’s investigations and inquests. To implement the statutory duties of the coroner on his or her behalf.

Duties: 

• To receive death reports and as directed make further enquiries.
• To present to the coroner the information on cases for decisions on management.
• To inform interested persons of their rights and roles and liaise as directed.
• To secure disclosure and to disclose statements and reports as directed.
• To support the coroner in ordering autopsies, issuing Forms A and B to the Registrar of Deaths, and liaising over release of bodies to funeral directors.
• To alert coroners where reviews or coronial decisions are needed.
• To prepare cases for inquest (these may be paper case files or electronic or both)
• To engage in correspondence as directed.
• To meet bereaved families and interested persons where necessary.
• To usher and support the coroner in court from time to time.
• To liaise with organisations conducting other investigations or assisting the coroner
• To liaise with other jurisdictions and facilitate transfers of investigations.
• To assist in the provision of information on cases for the manager, the coroner and in reporting to the Ministry of Justice and Chief Coroner.
• Where appropriate to follow jurisdictional policies.
• To work as a team and attend meetings to support effective service delivery.
• To contribute to service development.
• Any other duties of a similar nature which may arise from time to time.

Experience: 

Essential:

• Proven and relevant experience gained in an investigatory role.
• Experience of working in a legal or police or health or regulatory environment.
• Experience of using the full range of Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience of communicating effectively with vulnerable customers and at all levels of the organisation and in all formats.
• Planning and prioritising own workloads to achieve tasks within a tight deadline, and pressurised environment, including problem solving and working independently.
• Experience of responding to verbal or written correspondence where English may not be a first language.

Desirable:

• Experience of handling and communicating with bereaved people.

Skills:

Essential:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people at all levels and external organisations including Police Commanders, Chief Officers, Coroners, Ministry of Justice, counsel and solicitors.
• Ability to work in a team, share work to meet service demands, and escalate to manger or coroner delays and work overload.

Desirable:

• Ability to apply written guidelines, procedures, and protocols to work.
• The ability to share criticism and praise.

Apply online or contact Terri O’Keefe on 01925 377 878. You can also email terri@peelsolutions.co.uk for more information on this role.