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Medical Examiner Officer

NHS

Salisbury

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

15 days ago

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Job summary

An innovative hospital is seeking a compassionate Medical Examiner Officer to join their team. In this vital role, you will support Medical Examiners by reviewing patient records and communicating with bereaved families, healthcare professionals, and registration services. Your expertise as a registered healthcare professional will be essential in navigating sensitive situations with empathy and professionalism. The organization offers a rewarding work environment with flexible working options, generous holiday entitlement, and various on-site benefits. Join a dedicated team committed to providing outstanding care and support in a community-focused setting.

Benefits

NHS discounts
Minimum of 35 days paid holiday
Generous pension scheme
On-site leisure centre
On-site day nursery
Holiday play scheme
Car parking (fee applies)

Qualifications

  • Registered healthcare professional with nursing or clinical experience.
  • Excellent communication skills and attention to detail required.

Responsibilities

  • Support Medical Examiners in scrutinising circumstances and causes of death.
  • Complete preliminary review of patient records and gather necessary information.

Skills

Excellent written communication skills
Excellent verbal communication skills
Attention to detail
Empathy

Education

Registered healthcare professional
Nursing or relevant clinical experience

Tools

Medical Examiner e-learning core training modules

Job description

Since 9 September 2024, all deaths that are not investigated by a Coroner will be reviewed by NHS Medical Examiners. The changes form part of the Department of Health and Social Care's death certification reforms.

The Salisbury Medical Examiner Service is looking to add to our team of Medical Examiner Officers (MEO) to provide support to the Medical Examiners in their role scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death.

Medical Examiner Officers are a point of contact and source of advice for bereaved families, healthcare professionals, HM Coroner and registration services.

Main duties of the job

Salisbury Medical Examiner Service require a registered healthcare professional with current nursing or relevant clinical experience with a good understanding of medical terminology to work as a Medical Examiner Officer (MEO).

MEO's support the Medical Examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death by completing a preliminary review of patient records and obtaining the necessary information required for the ME to be able to establish a cause of death.

The post holder will require excellent written and verbal communication skills with a high attention to detail, with the ability to communicate in sometimes difficult and emotional situations with empathy and professionalism.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

Person Specification
Registered Healthcare Professional
  • Registered healthcare professional
  • Understanding of death certification process
  • Commenced Medical Examiner e-learning core training modules
  • Experience of speaking with bereaved families.
  • Nursing and/or other clinical experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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