Coroner Officer

Job Title:
Coroners Officer
Salary:£31,537 - £33,699 per annum
37 Hours per Week

Location:

Coroners Court, Stourport on Severn
Team:
Coroner Service
Permanent Contract

This is a role like no other. We are looking for a dynamic individual to work within the Worcestershire Coroner’s Service and ensure that death investigations are conducted in a professional, empathetic and expeditious way, ensuring investigations and inquest files are of a high quality and are submitted to the Coroner in a timely manner for inquest hearings, and meeting the Chief Coroners guidelines.

You will be part of a small team working with other Coroners Officers and Coroner Support Officers who provide administrative services to the Senior Coroner and Assistant Coroners.

The overall purpose of the job is to provide an investigative service and assist in the execution of the legal and duties, in accordance with the Coroners & Justice Act 2009 in particular:

• Provide effective communication between bereaved families, HM Coroner, Medical Examiners, and our partners including police, hospitals, GPs, Registrars and other professional parties.
• Manage and provide scrutiny of the investigation process for each reported death, from initial assessment and recording, through detailed investigation, including arranging post mortems.
• Investigate more complex non-suspicious deaths to provide and collate information to enable HM Coroner to make appropriate decisions.

You will ensure that bereaved families, members of the public and other interested persons are supported and regularly updated during investigations, placing the bereaved at the centre of the process. You would be responsible for your own caseload including investigations and inquest cases including completion of any further actions identified by His Majesty’s Coroner. This includes close liaison with partners and ensuring that all inquest cases are scheduled as soon as possible after file submission with all of the relevant evidence available to the Coroner.

Please see attached job description and person specification for more details about this role
Informal enquires can be made to Sharon Caldwell, Head of Service, on

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage

• Worcestershire County Council - Why work for us?
• Great Holiday Entitlement:As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years.
  
  If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme:The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development:We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working:We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Final date to receive applications: 22nd February 2026
Anticipated Interview Date: 5th and 6th March 2026

Attached documents
PS Coroners Officer.docx
JD Coroners Officer.docx

Those that applied to our previous advert need not apply.