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Senior Bereavement Clerk
Role summary
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The Senior Bereavement Clerk supports the Trust’s bereavement and mortuary administration services, helping families and coordinating with clinical teams, registrars, funeral directors and other professionals. Requirements are likely to include strong administrative and organisational skills, accurate data entry, experience handling confidential records, and confidence communicating sensitively with people who are grieving. Candidates should demonstrate compassion, professionalism, attention to detail and the ability to remain calm in emotionally difficult situations. The role may involve arranging appointments, preparing documentation, answering enquiries, maintaining records, supporting death certification processes and following NHS policies on confidentiality, safeguarding, equality and information governance. Previous NHS, hospital, mortuary, funeral-services or customer-service administration experience would be advantageous.
Can I work in the UK?
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How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
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About Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust provides hospital and community healthcare services to people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port and surrounding areas. Its main hospitals include Arrowe Park Hospital and Clatterbridge Hospital, supported by community services and specialist clinical teams. As a university teaching trust, it combines patient care with education, professional development, research and service improvement. The organisation employs a wide range of clinical, technical, administrative and support staff and works closely with local universities, primary-care providers and other NHS partners. Its services include emergency care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, diagnostics, outpatient treatment and specialist medicine. The Trust places importance on compassionate care, patient safety, inclusion, teamwork and respectful communication. Staff working in bereavement services contribute to a particularly sensitive part of the patient and family experience.