Area Coroner for Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Salary £113,630 Closing date: 30th September 2026 Cornwall Council is seeking to appoint an Area Coroner for 5 days a week and this is a new post. About the post: The Area Coroner will work closely with the Senior Coroner to provide judicial leadership to the coroner team to provide a high quality coronial service to the residents of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as well as conducting their own coroner investigations and inquests. The Area Coroner is the nominated deputy for the Senior Coroner when the Senior Coroner is absent. The Area Coroner will be expected to be available out of hours on a rota based system. Cornwall 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. In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Coroner and local authority manager to ensure value for money, performance and financial efficiencies. Collaborative working with the senior coroner, local authority, the police and other stakeholders is essential. 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. An excellent communicator, you will need to demonstrate the excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with a wide range of partners and manage sensitive situations and be passionate about providing an empathic service to bereaved people. It is desirable that the successful candidate has proven experience of running or sharing running a coroner’s jurisdiction including carrying out investigations, case management, and conducting inquests. Who can apply: The successful candidate will be a barrister or a solicitor or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and satisfy the judicial-appointment eligibility condition which means they will have five years of experience whilst holding that qualification. They will be under the age of 75, have experience of working as an Assistant Coroner or Area Coroner and be subject to the appointment and eligibility conditions within the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (s.23 and Schedule 3) [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/notes/division/5/1/1/3/2]. How to apply: To apply for this position, you are required to submit a CV and a full supporting statement of up to three sides of A4 (no smaller than font 11). It is important that your supporting statement fully addresses the assessment criteria detailed in bold in the job summary section above. In particular, please set out why you want to work in Cornwall, your experience with long, jury and Article 2 inquests and the personal qualities you have that will make you successful in the role In addition please demonstrate how you meet the following criteria: 1. Assimilating and clarifying information 2. Managing work efficiently 3. Working with others 4. Communicating effectively 5. Exercising judgement 6. Possessing and Building Knowledge If you do not complete a full supporting statement, your application will be rejected. Please ensure you include your work, home and mobile contact numbers, home address and e-mail addresses where applicable. Please note that correspondence will be via e-mail unless otherwise stated. All correspondence and details provided will remain confidential. In relation to each competency, please provide specific, examples and instances which demonstrate the relevant competency. Generalised assertions, such as ‘it is my practice to…’ or ‘I generally/always do x, y or z’ or ‘I have the following general skills’ do not assist the sifting panel in determining if the competency has been met. The candidate information pack is attached here [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/mmhf5agw/cornwall-ios-area-coroner-advert-sept-26.pdf] Please email your CV and supporting statement to Katrina.Chirgwin@cornwall.gov.uk [Katrina.Chirgwin@cornwall.gov.uk] Statutory Terms of the Appointment: Once a Coroner is appointed they are then a Judicial Office holder until they reach the age of 75 years (compulsory retirement age) unless they choose to resign or are removed by the Lord Chief Justice or Lord Chancellor prior to their 75th birthday. Notification The vacancy for this post has been notified to the Chief Coroner and Lord Chancellor (as required by statute).