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Coroners Officer
- Location
- Coroners Office, Town Hall Rose Hill, Chesterfield
- Reference
- JOB/21/04151
- Salary details
- Grade 8 £23,250 - £25,128 per annum
- Job term
- Full Time
- Appointment type
- Fixed Term - Covering for secondment 31 October 2022
- Hours
- 37 hours per week
- Closing Date
- 21 November 2021
The Coroners Officer will be based in the Chesterfield office and will form part of the Coroners Office Team who act on behalf, and in support of, the Coroner, by performing investigative and administrative tasks in connection with the occurrence of sudden and reportable deaths within the Coroners area.
To be part of the team, and able to deliver this key role, you will need to be confident in dealing sensitively and professionally with people, and in particular those who are vulnerable and/or distressed. You will need to liaise with bereaved families, Police, medical personnel and other internal and external agencies as required.
You will be able to demonstrate the capability to produce accurate work, paying meticulous attention to detail and you will also be able to clearly evidence excellent organisational, ICT and time management skills.
If you would like to find out more about this post please contact Grace Randles, Transformational Lead, via email or skype @ Grace.Randles@derbyshire.gov.uk or Senior Coroner’s Officer Angela.Boyden@Derbyshire.gov.uk
Due to this post having administrative privileges within the Council’s IT systems, and in order to comply with the Public Services Network requirements, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Basic criminal record check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.