Assistant Coroner

**Assistant Coroner for South London**

**Salary - fee paid, £503 per day in line with the JNC Coroners Circular 68**

**Part-Time - Minimum 20 days per annum**

Croydon Council is seeking to appoint new Assistant Coroners to support the Senior Coroner across the full range of coroner duties to deliver a high-quality coroner service to the people of the South London jurisdiction which covers the boroughs of Croydon, Bromley, Bexley and Sutton.

The roles will be based in the South London dedicated courts and offices at Davis House, Croydon. Court opening hours are 8am to 4pm, but court may run to 4.30pm and sometimes later.

**About the post**:
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.

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. You will be expected on occasion to be available to assist on an out of hours rota system.

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**:
**Statutory terms of the appointment**:
Once a Coroner is appointed they are then a Judicial Office holder until they reach the age of 75 years (compulsory retirement age) unless they choose to resign or are removed by the Lord Chief Justice or Lord Chancellor prior to their 75th birthday.

**How to apply**:
**Notification**

The vacancy for this post has been notified to the Chief Coroner and Lord Chancellor (as required by statute).

**Closing date: 10 September 2023**

**Equal opportunities**

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.