# Band 4 - Bereavement Officer

**Company**: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £34186.00 to £37389.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Band 4 - Bereavement Officer role at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust provides dedicated support to those who have experienced a death at the hospital. You will be the first point of contact for all matters related to deceased patients, displaying compassion, kindness, and guidance to the bereaved. Responsibilities include:

- Managing the dignified processing of patient deaths and supporting bereaved relatives

- Liaising with wards to ensure deceased patients' property is available for collection

- Carrying out procedures for the return of deceased patients' valuables and money

- Coordinating with the medical examiner service for accurate completion of death certificates and referrals to the Coroner

- Providing certificates on the cause of death, cremation forms, and other relevant documentation

- Accompanying and supporting relatives to the viewing room or mortuary

- Investigating cases where patients die with no known next of kin to identify a suitable person to register the death and arrange the funeral

The role requires excellent communication skills, often in challenging situations, and an understanding of hospital procedures and policies relating to death and bereavement.

Salary: £34,186 to £37,389 per annum.

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## Skills

### Required
- Excellent communication skills
- Compassion and kindness
- Understanding of hospital procedures and policies relating to death and bereavement
- Ability to work in a demanding and unpredictable environment
- Knowledge of certification and legal processes relating to funerals
- Understanding of grief and loss and its impact on individuals
- Knowledge of customs of other faiths and ethnic groups surrounding death

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