Bereavement Officer

An opportunity has arisen to join our Bereavement team based at St Richards Hospital with flexibility to work in our Worthing Hospital office as required. The post holder will require excellent customer service, communication and organisational skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks throughout the working day. The work involves dealing with people at an extremely difficult time in their lives and you must be able to complete the necessary tasks whilst acting in a caring and compassionate way. The post holder must be able to work effectively within a team and autonomously., To co-ordinate the day to day functioning of the bereavement service, ensuring prompt and correct documentation relating to the death of a patient within the trust.

The post holder's key working relationships will be with:

Internal:

• Patients and families


• Medical Examiners and Medical Examiner Officer


• Mortuary services


• Wider patient experience teams


• Clinical divisions


• Reception and other patient facing teams on site


External:

• Coroner's office


• Funeral directors


• Registrars
  
  At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.


We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.