Senior Bereavement Officer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Senior Bereavement Officer
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Bereavement Team.
We are looking for a dedicated individual with excellent communication skills and a genuine sense of empathy to provide a professional and coordinated bereavement service. In this role, you will support the relatives, carers, friends, and legal representatives of patients who have died at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
The role involves comprehensive secretarial and administrative duties, diary & data management, minute taking and contact with a wide variety of people including the recently bereaved.
In addition the successful post holder will work collaboratively with the Medical Examiners Service to ensure paperwork is reviewed and completed in a timely manner.
Main duties of the job
You must be able to use your own initiative and have a keen attention to detail in all tasks.
- Demonstrate proficiency in computer skills, with an intermediate understanding of Microsoft Office applications.
- Bring previous administrative experience.
- Excellent secretarial, organisational, data entry and keyboard skills.
- Effectively manage tight deadlines, and adapt to changing and challenging situations while maintaining attention to detail.
- Handle multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring all are completed efficiently and accurately.
- You will need to be enthusiastic, have good problem-solving skills, be creative and innovative in your approach, and work well under pressure.
- Be empathetic, compassionate and have strong core values all while maintaining a professional balance.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
Date posted
29 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-6731710NCG
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager - Bereavement/ME Service
Lisa Jane Richardson
lisa.richardson@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
01183228066
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