Coroner's Officer

Permanent contract | £34,834 to £36,648 per annum (Scale I) | 37 hours per week | Norwich

The County Council is responsible for ensuring that the Senior Coroner has the resources and support to deliver an excellent Coroner’s service for the people of Norfolk. The Senior Coroner and Area Coroners are supported by Coroner’s Officers, who undertake the investigation of cases and by a team of administrative staff. We are seeking a full time Coroner’s Officer on a permanent contract.

Reporting to the Senior Coroner’s Officer, you will receive and investigate reports of deaths, liaise with bereaved families, doctors, pathologists, investigating officers and external agencies to produce reports and inquest files on behalf of H.M Coroner.

You will need to be able to deal with the public, during a difficult time for them, sensitively and professionally and be able to use your own initiative. You will be required to manage your cases in a timely manner to ensure cases are ready for court, working with instruction from the Coroner to compile all required information. With excellent communication skills, you will need to be organised, prioritising your workload to complete tasks to strict deadlines. Working confidentially is essential in the sensitive environment of the Coroner’s Service. The resilience to cope with situations and material of a potentially distressing nature is required, along with the ability to work in a high-pressured environment.

Based at the Coroner’s Office in County Hall, Norwich, this is an exciting opportunity to join a busy team in a key role supporting the operations of the Senior Coroner for Norfolk.

If you would like an informal chat about the role, call Jes Fry (Senior Coroner’s Officer) on 01603 774773.

Interviews will be held on the 17 th or 18 th of April.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

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Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.

Job description and person specification

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Closing date: 13 March 2024