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Medical Examiner Officer
| Posting date: | 09 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £34,089.00 to £41,498.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £34089.00 - £41498.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9259-24-2134 |
Summary
In April 2024, theGovernment confirmedthe statutory medical examiner system, work is taking place for the full introduction of the statutory system from September 2024. Once fully in place every non-coronial death in England and Wales will be independently scrutinised by a medical examiner. Independent proportionate scrutiny identifies how the patient died - ensuring accuracy of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, whether the clinical team or next of kin had any concerns about care, and whether the case needs notification to HM Coroner, or any other form of escalation. If the successful candidate has not been formally trained by the Royal College of Pathologists there is the expectation to complete this within 6 months (dependent on course availability) The MEO role requires onsite working. The team offices are based in two hospitals within Barts Health NHS Trust, there is an expectation of cross-site working. The usual hours for this role are 08:00 -16:00 (Monday to Friday) The role also requires a commitment to out of hours MEO bank rota (currently 08:00 11:00 weekends and bank holidays). All staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate the Barts Health WeCare values. Please contact Dawn Harvey atdawn.harvey@nhs.net, if you would like any further information on this role, informal conversations are encouraged but please note site visits/formal meetings are not able to be facilitated at this current moment in time. The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the Job description attached.