Bereavement and Medical Examiner Officer

8 months ago


Bath, United Kingdom Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Medical Examiner Service, based at the RUH will comprise of Medical Examiners and Medical Examiner Officers (both clinical and non-clinical administrative support) who will combine clinical skills, compassion and sensitivity and a commitment to engage with bereaved families in order to complete a screen of every in-hospital death and answer the question of “why did the patient die?” and “what can we learn from it?” When screening findings or Trust Policy requires it, the service will identify cases for review using either a Structured Judgement Method or the undertaking of a Root Cause Analysis. These will be performed by clinical colleagues across disciplines/specialties as appropriate.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working as part of a team in delivering an efficient and customer focused service.

The successful applicant will demonstrate compassion and sensitivity and a commitment to engage with bereaved families in order to complete a screen of every in-hospital death and answer the question of “why did the patient die?” and “what can we learn from it?”

They will act as a point of contact for healthcare professionals and the Coroner and Registration Services.

The post holder must have excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills and possess the ability to both listen and question. They will be expected to communicate and form effective working relations with a variety of internal and external professionals.

Support the Medical Examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of deaths.

The post holder will work with Medical Examiners to aid them in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in the organisation and community.

**For further details / informal visits contact**:
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.



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