Medical Examiner Officer

Oxford University Hospitals; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS teaching trust in England seeks a Medical Examiner Officer to support the scrutiny of death circumstances. The role involves advising families of deceased patients and working closely with medical and healthcare professionals. Candidates should have experience in a healthcare setting and excellent communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working environment as part of a dedicated team. Training and ongoing development will be provided, emphasizing a compassionate approach to care.

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare or bereavement setting is preferred.
• Ability to handle sensitive situations with compassion.
• Understanding of the role of the Medical Examiner is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support Medical Examiners in reviewing death circumstances.
• Provide advice to families and healthcare professionals.
• Assist in implementing relevant systems and processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Data management

Team collaboration

Understanding of bereavement practices

Education

Healthcare-related qualification

Job description

To support the Medical Examiners (ME) in their role scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death. To be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased general practitioner patients, healthcare professionals, General Practitioners, hospice and practice staff, and HM Coroner and registration services.

To support in the integration and implementation of systems and processes relating to the Medical Examiner role and the national learning from deaths strategy.

This is a hybrid office of bereavement services and medical examiner offices. This post is principally a Medical Examiner Officer role but there is overlap with the Bereavement Officer role.

To work closely with other team members to provide an exemplar service to the Medical Examiners, families of the deceased and the Lead Medical Examiner.

To support the mortality systems of various stakeholders (Trust, GPs, Hospice), by providing relevant data required to ensure internal and external qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators are managed and achieved.

Please see attached Job Description, Person Specification for a detailed outline of job requirements.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Contact

• Name: Beverley Smith Job title: Bereavement Services Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865 851115
• Lorraine Wormald
• Lead Medical Examiner Officer
• 01865 740 459