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Medical Examiner | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 02 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 Paid at current or equivalent level consultant payscale |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 February 2025 |
| Location: | Truro, TR1 3LJ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6884802/156-MS-4099 |
Summary
We are seeking to appoint proactive and self-motivated individual to join our team of medical examiners at Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Medical Examiner Service.
Since 9 September 2024 when the service became statutory, alldeaths that do not require a coroner’s referral must be scrutinised by a medical examiner before the death can be registered.
As a Medical Examiner you will complete a proportionate scrutiny of the medical records of the deceased; make enquiries if necessary to confirm or establish the cause of death; and discuss the proposed cause of death with the attending practitioner.
Medical Examiners are senior doctors from a diverse variety of clinical specialties in secondary and primary care. You will work closely with our team of Medical Examiner Officers, who are vital to the efficient running of the service.
The Cornwall and IoS Medical Examiner Service is an independent team hosted by Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust.
The successful applicant will
• provide greater safeguards for the public by ensuring independent scrutiny of all non-coronial deaths.
• ensure the appropriate referral of deaths to the coroner.
• provide a better service for the bereaved and an opportunity for them to raise any concerns to a doctor not involved in the care of the decreased.
• improve the quality of death certification.
• support local learning and improvement by identifying matters that require escalation to local clinical governance and other processes.
• improve the quality of mortality data.
• take part in a rota to provide Medical Examiner cover out of hours.
The ME service interacts with many clinical specialities from both the acute and non-acute setting, strengthening links between the health services, coroners' offices and register offices.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.
The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.
The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.
Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
• Criminal record check standards
• Right to work checks
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https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Agency interest will not be considered until this advert has closed
This advert closes on Sunday 19 Jan 2025