Medical Examiner Consultant

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Full time
The Medical Examiner Service has been introduced by NHS England to provide independent scrutiny of death certification process.


The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Medical Examiner Service has been established since 2020 in the acute trust and has expanded to deliver the service for community deaths within the Borough of Barnet.

A position has become available to join our diverse team of hospital consultants and GPs.

The advertised post is for 1 session each week on a Tuesday afternoon session.

A previous interest in governance or mortality review would be an advantage, and good IT skills are essential. The Medical Examiner team is based at Royal Free Hospital and Barnet Hospital Sites.

For more information about the Medical Examiner Service or role of the Medical Examiner, please follow the links below:

This does not represent an exhaustive or prioritised list of responsibilities but is an outline framework; the job profile and areas of responsibility may change as per requirements.


  • To ensure compliance with the legal and procedural requirements associated with the current and proposed reformed processes of certification, investigation by coroners and registration of deaths (adults, children and live born babies).
  • To scrutinise the certified causes of death offered by attending doctors in a way that is proportionate, consistent and compliant with the proposed national protocol.
  • To discuss and explain the cause of death with next of kin/informants in a transparent, tactful and sympathetic manner.
  • To ensure that all staff and public users of the ME system are treated with respect and are not discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
  • To maintain comprehensive records of all deaths scrutinised and undertake analysis to provide information to the National Medical Examiner's office.
  • To maintain up to date working knowledge of all necessary IT systems.
  • To participate in relevant clinical governance activities
  • To support the training of junior doctors in their understanding of death certification
  • To work with medical examiner officers (MEOs), delegating duties as appropriate.
  • To engage with lead ME and lead MEO for the region.
  • To adopt a collaborative working relationship with other MEs
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts.

Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.


Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle.

From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top


Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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