Coroners Support Assistant - CMB

Job reference REQ Date posted 16/06/2026 Final date to receive applications 03/07/2026 Location WORKINGTON Salary £28,598 to £29,540 per annum Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Attachments Blank

Salary: £28,598 to £29,540 per annum

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Location:
Workington

Contract:
Fixed-Term (12 Months)

We are looking to recruit a full-time Coroners Support Assistant to join the busy team who support the work of HM Coroner in Cumbria.

The role is to provide high quality, efficient and effective administrative and business support to the HM Coroner and the wider coroners service team, and to contribute to the effective and timely delivery of Coroner’s services to the residents of Cumbria and the wider community.

You will be part of the team providing the necessary support to enable His Majesty’s Coroners in Cumbria to fulfil their legal and statutory responsibilities as a Judicial Officer holder.

The role will require a ‘can do’ attitude, and commitment and enthusiasm. You will need to be able to work with accuracy to tight timelines, as well as multi‑tasking and balance a number of different priorities and have a ‘right first time’ approach.

You will need to be conscientious and hardworking and have the desire to provide high quality support to HM Coroner, and importantly, to the families / bereaved at what is one of the most difficult periods in their lives losing a loved one.

Previous experience dealing with difficult subject matter, distressed individuals and/or the bereaved is desirable, and you must have tact and diplomacy, and the ability to have conversations with families and stakeholders about difficult, sensitive, and confidential information.

Experience providing enhanced administrative and business support in one of the following areas would be an advantage:

• Legal
• Medical
• Technical / regulatory framework

Or experience in a similar or related field to the work of HM Coroners would be an advantage.

The role may, at busy periods or covering leave also involve assisting with the hosting of inquests, including the possibility of assisting in Court.

Ultimately, the role is interesting and extremely rewarding as it supports the staturory role of HM Coroner, and crucuially it helps families, the bereaved and next of kin at what is a difficult time in their lives having lost a loved one suddenly.

This role is available on a fixed-term basis.

It is important to stress that in this role you would be working directly for HM Coroner (as an ‘Independent Judicial Officer’) and dealing with matters relating to sudden and unexplained deaths on a daily basis.

As such the subject matter and some of the information you may see will include details, information and/or images which are very confidential and may be of a difficult, distressing and/or graphic nature.

The role also includes talking to families and the next of kin of the deceased about matters which can be a very sensitive, such as their loved one’s death, so they may be emotional, unsure of what is happening, or in some cases even angry.

The service must operate to tight deadlines, with conflicting demands and priorities, so the role involves time bound activities.

It is important that we highlight the above, as this area of work is not for everyone, and it is therefore important you understand this prior to applying and only apply if you are able to operate within such a working environment and within this unique type of service.

We’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.

Please ensure any application fully demonstrates how you meet the essential (and desirable) criteria, and the core requirements as detailed above and within the job decription.

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Christopher Fleming by email at christ

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