Overview
Casual Coroner’s Transfer Service Assistant — Brighton & Hove City Mortuary, Lewes Road, Brighton.
Location
Brighton & Hove City Mortuary, Lewes Road, Brighton
Salary and Terms
* Salary: £13.69 per hour. Stand-by payment: £34.71 (paid once during a 24 hour period and includes the first 30 minutes of any call-out).
* Contract: Casual
* Closing Date: 19 October 2025
* Positions available: 3
* Working hours: Casual Hours
Job introduction
Can you stay calm, discreet and understanding in traumatic circumstances? Join HM Coroner’s Transfer Service in Brighton & Hove.
We are recruiting to the Coroner’s Transfer Service team operating in Brighton & Hove. The Transfer Service provides out of hours standby support to HM Senior Coroner for West Sussex, Brighton & Hove and the City Mortuary team by moving the body of a deceased person from the place of death to the Mortuary.
Providing this vital service requires you to work calmly, with a high level of discretion and tact, and to be confident and able to lift a body with support from a colleague and equipment. You will always work with a member of the core City Mortuary team and full training will be provided.
On-call duties are on a rota basis. You will generally work 7-10 days per month with occasional further holiday cover available. The on-call week runs from Monday to Sunday and your standby periods will be outside of the Mortuary’s opening hours.
During your on-call standby periods, you are able to continue with your normal life but must be fit to work and always able to reach the mortuary within 30 minutes of being called. You must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
We welcome applications from anyone who meets our criteria - including those who are interested in this role as secondary employment.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance ) and Shortlisting questions guidance as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Responsibilities
* Provide out of hours standby support to HM Senior Coroner for West Sussex, Brighton & Hove and the City Mortuary team by moving the body of a deceased person from the place of death to the Mortuary.
* Work calmly, with discretion and tact; lift a body with support from a colleague and equipment; work with a member of the core City Mortuary team; participate in full training.
* On-call duties on a rota basis; generally 7-10 days per month with occasional holiday cover; standby outside the Mortuary opening hours; be able to reach the mortuary within 30 minutes of being called.
* Must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Qualifications
* Ability to stay calm in traumatic circumstances; discreet and understanding.
* Eligible to work in the UK; meeting essential requirements in the person specification.
* Secondary employment considered.
Benefits and Additional information
Starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Values and benefits of working at the council are described in the Why work for us page.
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, but it’s what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, female or trans.
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