Job summary
The Medical Examiners Department is looking for a dynamic Medical Examiner Officer to join the ME office. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, who can work with bereaved families and support the Medical Examiners and staff within the Trust.
Applications will also be considered from individuals who wish to develop into this role who are currently on a Band 4.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting the Medical Examiners and working with relatives and key stakeholders including coroner's officers, consultants and the Quality Governance team.
For informal discussions or visits please contact Kate Witt
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HsiGn9joTQ
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the medical examiners role in the provision of an efficient and responsive administration support service, creating new processes to help them in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death. To be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.
To act as an intermediary between the bereaved and clinicians to establish and resolve any concerns relating to a patients death. Work with medical examiners to aid them in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in the organisation.
To establish the circumstances of individual patient deaths by performing a preliminary review of medical records to identify clinical and circumstantial information, sourcing additional details where required, for scrutiny by the medical examiner.
To assist in highlighting 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).
To refer patients to the coroner for further investigation on approval by the medical examiner
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the medical examiners role in the provision of an efficient and responsive administration support service, creating new processes to help them in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death. To be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.
To act as an intermediary between the bereaved and clinicians to establish and resolve any concerns relating to a patients death. Work with medical examiners to aid them in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in the organisation.
To establish the circumstances of individual patient deaths by performing a preliminary review of medical records to identify clinical and circumstantial information, sourcing additional details where required, for scrutiny by the medical examiner.
To assist in highlighting 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).
To refer patients to the coroner for further investigation on approval by the medical examiner
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level OR equivalent level of qualification and level of experience of working in specialist area: this may include experience within the Trust , Bereavement Service and knowledge of process of both Registry office and Coroners an advantage.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understanding of Data Protection
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders including the recently bereaved
- Competition of e-learning MEO core training , 26 modules within three months of commencement in role.
- Commitment to lifelong learning
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level OR equivalent level of qualification and level of experience of working in specialist area: this may include experience within the Trust , Bereavement Service and knowledge of process of both Registry office and Coroners an advantage.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Understanding of Data Protection
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders including the recently bereaved
- Competition of e-learning MEO core training , 26 modules within three months of commencement in role.
- Commitment to lifelong learning
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body
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.
