Coroner’s Referral Officer

We’re looking for a dedicated professional to join the Coroners Service. In this role, you will act as a single point of contact providing immediate support and guidance to bereaved families following sudden and unexpected death.

Working directly with the HM Senior and Area Coroners for West Sussex, bereaved families and a variety of third-party agencies, you will ensure that they are updated with the progress of the investigation and are provided with any necessary support.

Primarily you will be responsible for recording sudden and unexpected death by inputting referred cases on the Coroners database and updating families, professionals and witnesses of case progression in compliance with Coroner’s and Justice Act 2009, Coroner’s (Investigations) Regulations 2013, Coroner’s (Inquests) Rules 2013 and the Chief Coroner’s Guidance.

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.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and relish being part of a close-knit team and can use your expertise to support the residents of West Sussex. we want to hear from you!

To succeed at this role, you will have personal resilience and professionalism when dealing with potentially sensitive, confidential, or distressing queries.

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate excellent communication skills and has a desire to use these in influencing stakeholders.

You will need to be able to manage your own workload, working flexibly, multi- tasking and balancing different priorities effectively to meet the needs of the bereaved, HM Coroners and partner agencies.

You will have keen attention to detail, be comfortable working independently and be at ease in this fast-paced, agile environment with rapidly changing deadlines, workloads, and priorities.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

Along with a generous holiday entitlement of 27 days plus opportunity to buy additional leave).

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

• A excellent local government pension scheme
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• Maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see ourStaff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
• Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans.

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

The reference number for this role is CPP00896.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Chris Nicola at Chris.Nicola@westsussex.gov.uk

For an informal conversation regarding the application process, please contact Rosa Siracusa (Resourcing & Talent Acquisition Specialist) at Rosa.Siracusa@westsussex.gov.uk

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact hrrecruitment@westsussex.gov.uk

Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Click apply below, upload your CV, and complete the application form, explaining how you meet the key skills in the attached job description and experience you can bring to the role. Please ensure all that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application helppage.

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