Bereavement Officer

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
**Job Title: Bereavement Officer Royal Oldham Hospital**

**Band: 3 £21730.00 - £23177.00**

**Monday to Friday 8.30am till 4.30pm**

**Reports to: Bereavement Service Manager**

**Responsible to: Bereavement and Donor Lead Nurse**

Base/Department: Bereavement office, Royal Oldham Hospital (cross site cover may be required)

**Main duties of the job**:
**The post holder is responsible for co-ordinating and issuing the Medical Certificate Cause of Death and all associated administration duties. The post involves considerable contact with relatives and those associated with the deceased patient, Funeral Directors, Medical staff, Coroner’s Office, Medical Examiners Team, Trust employees and relevant outside agencies. The post holder must work to all Trust Policies, procedures and legal requirements.**

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**NVQ level 3 in business admin or equivalent experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Achieved grade/experience

**GCSE Maths & English grade C minimum or equivalent level**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Achieved grade

**Customer Service skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience

**Organisation skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience

**Communication skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience

**IT skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience

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