# Bereavement Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bereavement-officer/5302ede2-2320-4811-8e74-3e0b2174b6f8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bereavement-officer/5302ede2-2320-4811-8e74-3e0b2174b6f8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** King's College Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Officer (discipline unspecified) - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £34,186 - £37,389 per annum, including high cost allowance - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed term to cover sick leave) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-05T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-21T10:01:03.839Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Kings_College_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mortuary_Bereavement/Mortuary_Bereavement-v8309150 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8309150?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To provide a professional, proactive and sensitive service to bereaved relatives, whilst ensuring the Trust’s statutory obligations are fulfilled. To take part in continuously review practice and develop policies which incorporate national guidance and Human Tissue Authority Legislation. To work closely with other key professionals both within and outside the Trust in order to meet individual needs. To promote an awareness of bereavement issue within a multi faith, multi-cultural environment. The post holder will work in parallel with the Medical Examiner’s Office and work alongside the Medical Examiners Officers and Medical Examiner to provide a service. ### Main duties of the job - Liaising with both internal and external users of the service, by phone and in person. - To take part in daily meetings with the bereavement supervisor to discuss daily deaths. - To assist the bereaved by answering any questions they may raise, arranging for them to speak or contact the most appropriate person or agency. To deal with bereaved persons who may have difficult family situations or circumstances. - Liaise with the Anatomy office, regarding donation of bodies left to medical science. - Liaise with the hospital chaplaincy team for spiritual support for the bereaved. - Liaise with the bereavement midwife, delivery suite and SCBU following the death of a baby. - Liaise with funeral directors or authorised persons - Ensure cultural and religious beliefs are respected and complied with at all times. - Notify General Practitioners of deaths. - To be familiar with Q-Pulse quality system and ensure all documents are read and acknowledged when reviewed and updated. - To be familiar with Eden and ensure that all communication is recorded on Eden. - To take part in the writing of condolence cards and ensure these are sent to families within 4 weeks of the death. - To take part in arranging and facilitating visits with family members. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities General - The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post. - To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations. - We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued. - Our values at King’s: Caring – we put patients and their families first and show compassion and respect in every interaction with them, as well as with one another. Collaborative – across all of our hospitals and services, we work as one team with partners and our communities, to deliver the best possible outcomes. Inclusive – we celebrate diversity, listening to different voices and creating a culture where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Innovative – we constantly seek new ideas and smarter ways of working to improve care, research and education. - To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff. - To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues. - This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder. - All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication. - Everyone is responsible for promoting inclusion no matter their role or team. At King’s, we want to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and welcomed ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Bereavement experience **Essential** - Proven experience working with grieving families - Educated to GCSE level A-C grade or equivalent including English and Maths - Ability to work effectively as a team player and as a lone worker - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, demonstrating influencing skills and the ability to listen Ability to liaise effectively with all levels of staff - A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled to a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority **Desirable** - Bereavement Counselling ## Documents - [denmark hill site map (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=606) - [bereavement officer jd (pdf, 672.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10629280) - [princess royal (pruh) site map (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=607) - [agenda for change salary 26-27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3032) - [visa and sponsorship information (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2817) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.