Assistant Coroner for Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire and South Staffordshire
Vacancy Details
Summary | |
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Salary: | £437 per day (fee paid) |
Location: | Stoke Town Hall |
Job Type: | Variable |
Category: | City Council (External Vacancy) |
Closing Date: | 02/08/2021 |
Reference: | 0000011050 |
Description
Assistant Coroner for Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire and South Staffordshire
Salary – fee paid, £ 437 per day. [in line with the JNC Coroners Circular 63]
Closing date: 02 August
2021
This is a joint recruitment between Stoke on Trent City Council and Staffordshire County Council who are seeking to appoint four new Assistant Coroners to support the Senior Coroner in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire and the Senior Coroner in South Staffordshire across the full range of coroner duties in order to deliver a high-quality coroner service to the people of Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire.
This
will be a cross jurisdictional appointment.
About the post:
Stoke on Trent City Council and Staffordshire County Council are looking for an exceptional candidate with excellent proven organisational, management and efficiency skills, as well as experience of exercising sound judgement and communicating effectively. You will work closely with the Senior and Area Coroners of Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire and the Senior Coroner of South Staffordshire to ensure value for money, performance and financial efficiencies.
You will be required to
demonstrate knowledge and experience of coroner law and of basic medicine, have
proven skills in conducting investigations and an understanding of court
procedure. You will also need to demonstrate the excellent communication and
interpersonal skills necessary to deal with sensitive situations.
The successful candidate
will be required to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a coroner as
defined in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and associated rules and
regulations and as further described in various guidance issued
by the Chief Coroner.
These are fee paid positions although they are
likely to involve a regular commitment, which is to be agreed between the Assistant
Coroner, Senior Coroner and the Local Authority.
It is a Coroner’s
personal responsibility (and not that of his/her clerk/secretary) to ensure
that they sit when possible. The Chief Coroner and the Lord Chancellor
would expect an assistant coroner to offer a minimum of 20 sitting days
each financial year. However, it is
recognised that there is a variance of workload in each area.
Who can apply:
The successful candidate
will be a barrister or a solicitor or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives
and satisfy the judicial-appointment eligibility condition which means they
will have 5 years of experience whilst
holding that qualification. They will be under the age of 70 and be subject to
the appointment and eligibility conditions within the Coroners
and Justice Act 2009 (s.23 and Schedule 3).
Statutory terms of the appointment:
Once a Coroner is appointed they are then a Judicial Office
holder until they reach the age of 70 years (compulsory retirement
age) unless they choose to resign or are removed by the Lord Chief Justice
or Lord Chancellor prior to their 70th birthday.
How to apply:
The candidate pack is attached to the advert.
If you wish to have an informal discussion or arrange a
visit, please contact Senior Coroner, Andrew Barkley by email Andrew.barkley@stoke.gov.uk
Suitably qualified
applicants are requested to email their CV and supporting statement to: recruitment@stoke.gov.uk please quote Assistant Coroner in the
subject line.