Our BenefitsWe offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.Cycle to Work scheme. Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.Car Lease scheme via Tusker.Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.Commsave- Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more!Ongoing training and development opportunities.A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people\\\'s lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.About the roleWe are looking for a dynamic individual to work within the Northamptonshire 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 contribute to the delivery of an efficient and high-quality Coronial Service for Northamptonshire, supporting His Majesty’s Senior Coroner in her statutory and judicial responsibilities. Northamptonshire Coroner’s Service provides a service to both West and North Northamptonshire Councils.The position is full time flexible worker type and is based at The Guildhall, St Giles’ Square, Northampton. It will be office based for the initial training period of several months and thereafter you will be considered to work on an agile basis but will be expected to be in the office 3 days a week.What will you be doing?You will be part of a small team working with other Coroners Officers and Senior Business Support Officers who provide administrative services to the Senior Coroner and her Assistant Coroners. The Coroner’s Office operational manager is responsible for the day to day running of the service. This post would be line managed by the Operational Manager. Your guiding principles will be respect and sensitivity to bereaved families, and lawful discharge of the duty to establish cause, and circumstances of death.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 and where necessary, attending 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. You will also be required to work at the county temporary storage facility post activation for seasonal pressures, Mass fatalities and Excess Deaths. This will include body handling and close liaison with other professionals namely hospital mortuary managers and funeral directors. You will also be required to cover some occasional duties at the new County mortuary when open to ensure smooth day to day running of this facility.The date for interviews will be Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 March 2025. These will be held in person at a location to be specified in Northampton town centre.About youWe are looking for a dynamic individual to work within the Northamptonshire 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.You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to use a variety of styles and tones to suit different audiences. Includes attention to detail, and accuracy with good spelling and neat, legible handwriting. About usWe’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.West Northants Council, where careers thrive.