SYP- Coroner's Officer

Role: Coroner’s Officer

Department: Doncaster Coroner’s Officer

Location: Doncaster

Salary: £24,759-£28,353

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Purpose:

On behalf of the Force and in liaison with staff within the HM Coroner’s Office, to undertake duties in connection with the investigation of sudden or suspicious deaths.

Key Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be responsible for administrative tasks associated with the receipt of notifications of deaths to HM Coroner.
• The post holder will deal with initial enquiries.
• The successful candidate will facilitate arrangements for post mortems and inquests as directed by HM Coroner.
• The successful applicant will be responsible for administrative tasks stemming from liaison with various agencies associated with deceased persons e.g. Police, the Registrar, and GPs etc.

 Skills and experience:

• Experience of working in an investigative or medical capacity.
• Able to work independently.
• Able to work long hours at short notice.
• Must possess a strong disposition.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive polices to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years has been identified for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Wednesday 2nd October 2019, 23.55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the HR Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact David Wade on 01302 737276. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

http://nextgen.app.yhrn.police/sites/SYPIntranet/SA/Fairness/Web/Home.aspx

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