We are looking to recruit into the new post of Hospital Funerals Coordinator within the Bereavement Service, to work cross-site between the Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital Burton. You will be the central point of contact for families following the loss of a baby, and you will facilitate adult hospital funerals for patients who have no next of kin or family with the means to make funeral arrangements themselves.

You will have excellent communication and organisational skills which will have been obtained in your work in previous administrative roles. You will be providing a professional, sensitive and compassionate service, dealing with bereaved relatives and you will be exposed to distressing and emotive situations.

The role will require working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff, Finance, Bereavement Midwives, the Registrar, Chaplaincy service, Coroner's office as well as the Medical Examiner and Funeral Directors. Advanced IT and literacy skills plus experience of using a range of IT applications will be required.