Assistant Coroner
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Assistant Coroner for Birmingham & Solihull
Salary fee paid 516 per day in line with the JNC Coroners Circular 69.
Closing date: Midnight on 13Apr2025
Birmingham City Council is seeking to appoint 2/3 new Assistant Coroners to support the Senior and Area Coroners across the full range of coroner duties in order to deliver a highquality coroner service to the people of Birmingham and Solihull.
Successful candidates if not already an Assistant Coroner will be required to attend a mandatory Assistant Coroner Induction training course on 23 December 2025.
About the post:
Birmingham City Council is 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 Coroner and Area Coroners to ensure the running of an efficient coroner service that puts the bereaved at the heart of its service.
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. Assistant Coroners are required to sit a minimum of 20 days a year. You will be expected on occasion to be available to assist on an out of hours rota system or as applicable.
Who can apply:
The successful candidate will be a barrister or a solicitor or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and satisfy the judicialappointment eligibility condition which means they will have 5 years of experience whilst holding that qualification. They will be under the age of 75 and be subject to the appointment and eligibility conditions within theCoroners and Justice Act 2009 (s.23 and Schedule 3.
Statutory terms of the appointment:
Once a Coroner is appointed they are thena JudicialOffice holder until they reach theage of 75 years (compulsory retirement age)unless they choose to resign or are removed by the Lord Chief Justice or Lord Chancellorprior to their 75th birthday.
How to apply:
The candidate pack is available here: Assistant Coroner Candidate Pack.
If you wish to have an informal discussion or arrange a visit please contact Mrs L Hunt Senior Coroner via her pa Lynne Boyle ator contact on. Alternatively you can contact Sajeela Naseer on
Please upload an uptodate CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer andwe arecommitted to employing retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments additional support accessibility needs or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.
We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.
Employment Type
Part-Time
