Bereavement Officer

**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)

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.

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.