Medical Examiner Officer

6 months ago


StocktononTees, United Kingdom North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are expanding our team of Medical Examiner Officers to enable scrutiny of all patient and community deaths.

The Medical Examiner Officer supports the Medical Examiner in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death.

In addition, they are a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals, coroner and registration services.

The nature of the job is such that it demands high standards of integrity. It is essential that you have good interpersonal skills with the ability to show empathy and deal sensitively with bereaved families.

To work as part of a team to aid Medical Examiners in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in the organisation and wider community.

To establish the circumstances of individual patient deaths by performing a preliminary review of medical records to identify clinical and circumstantial information and sourcing additional details where required for scrutiny by the Medical Examiner.

To assist in the highlighting of cases for assessment by the Structured Judgement Review team (SJR), Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP), Clinical Governance teams and the Learning Disability Review Teams (LeDeR).

Maintain an awareness of the diverse needs of users of the Medical Examiner system to ensure equality to any particular group defined by sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.

To discuss likely content of medical certificate cause of death with relatives of the deceased and in all cases, collect additional information. This may include the need to communicate sensitive information and offer explanations but would be fully supported by the Medical Examiner of the day or Lead Medical Examiner Officer.

To ensure any concerns raised by the relatives are dealt with in a timely manner and forwarded to the appropriate support service such a Patient Safety or Patient Experience for further investigation or input.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

To support Medical Examiners and Medical Examiner Officers in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of acute and primary care deaths. To be a point of contact and source of advice for relative of deceased patients, healthcare professionals, Coroner and Registration services, Bereavement services and Mortuary.

Demonstrate commitment to IWL principles and flexible working patterns to meet the needs of the service and staff.

Tackle discrimination and harassment and promote equality and diversity in the workplace.

Reduce sickness absence, work place accidents and promote zero tolerance on violence against staff.

Take responsibility for personal development and education.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Educated to Bachelor's degree level or evidence of study/equivalent practical experience at an advanced level. This might include nursing and/or other clinical experience.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Empathetic and self awareness skills to deal with bereaved families who may have barriers to understanding information due to grief or disability.

To have an understanding of medical terminology that enables informed discussions about causes/circumstances of death with bereaved families, clinicians, coroner and registration service staff.

Knowledge of the statutory process around death certification legal frameworks and how the Medical Examiner system aligns with other related organisations and NHS initiatives.

The ability to work in a highly pressurised, unpredictable environment where bereavement care is central to service delivery.

Knowledge of various faith group funeral wishes/practices to enable respectful compliance with tight and specific timescales and procedures.

Computer literate to use multiple IT software for recording personal identifiable date and producing statistical information.

Key Result Areas

Ability to manage conflicting dem


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