Full time Area Coroner for Newcastle and North Tyneside05/02/2026 23:59
The Civic Centre, Newcastle.
Full time Area Coroner for Newcastle and North Tyneside
Salary £113,778 pa [as agreed up to 31 March 2025, pay review pending]
Closing date: 5th February 2026, Midnight
Newcastle City Council and North Tyneside Council (together ‘the Councils’) are seeking to appoint an Area Coroner. 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’s team as well as conducting their own coronial 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 on occasion to be available out of hours on a rota based system.
The Councils are 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. While ensuring the expected level of judicial independence, 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. You will also need to demonstrate the excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to deal with sensitive situations.
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, should 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).
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.
How to apply:
The candidate pack is attached here as a supporting document.
If you wish to have an informal discussion or arrange a visit, please contact Suzanne Yates, Personal Assistant to Miss Georgina Nolan, HM Senior Coroner for Newcastle and North Tyneside at Suzanne.Yates@newcastle.gov.uk or on 0191 277 6252.
Suitably qualified applicants are requested to email their CV and their supporting statement to Suzanne.Yates@newcastle.gov.uk
Notification
The vacancy for this post has been notified to the Chief Coroner and Lord Chancellor (as required by statute).