Job Description

Job Introduction

Job Title: Coroner Officer

Salary:

31,537 - 33,699 per annum

37 Hours per Week

Location: Stourport-on-Severn

Team: Coroners Service

Permanent

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.

Duties

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.
For further information please contact: Sharon Caldwell (01905)843602 or email at scaldwell@worcestershire.gov.uk

Benefits:

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

Worcestershire County Council - Why work for us?

Some of these offers include:

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.

Equality & Diversity:

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

Application Closing Date:

Thursday 27 November 2025

Anticipated Interview Date:

Thursday 11th and Friday 12th December 2025