Specialist Nurse (Bereavement) And Medical Examiner Officer
| Posting date: | 12 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9225-26-0165 |
Summary
To be professionally accountable for the delivery of standards of professional practice and behaviours as set by the Nursing & Midwifery Council. To deliver compassionate person-centered care, and treat patients, service users, their families and their carers with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family. To promote public health and well-being. To be accountable for : Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice. Enhancing the patients experience. Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectives. Efficient and effective use of resources To support the Lead Medical Examiner and Medical Examiners 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, coroner and registration services. Ensure a high standard of safe clinical care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, national legislation and local standards. Take personal responsibility for actions and omissions, and fully recognise personal accountability. Practice within an ethical framework based upon dignity and respect for the well-being and safety of patients and clients. Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence-based practice within own work area. Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols, standards, policies and clinical guidelines within own work area. Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of audit, patient feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team. Promote a clean and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection prevention, clinical governance, including risk management and critical incident reporting and root cause analysis. Demonstrate effective communication within the multi-professional team regarding patient care. Undertake interventional procedures with appropriate consent Assess the risks involved in the care of patients and ensure utilisation of practices and protocols to minimise those risks, including safe use of medical devices. Report incidents and near misses promptly and appropriately and take effective action to minimise future risk. Provide specialist advice to own and other professions on therapeutic interventions and clinical practice. Implement practices that are appropriate to patient and service need through in-depth knowledge, implications of and applying epidemiological, demographic, social, political and professional trends and developments. Participate in peer review of own practice. Lead by example, develop self and other staff, and influence the way care is given in a manner that is innovative, open and responds to individual needs. Provide clinical supervision to other staff. Work harmoniously and effectively with colleagues, patients and clients and their carers, families and friends, seeking advice from senior practitioners as necessary. Practice within the scope of personal professional competence and extend this scope as appropriate to service needs. Delegate aspects of care to others and accept responsibility and accountability for such delegation. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.