Medical Examiners Officer
| Posting date: | 16 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: | 30 March 2026 |
| Location: | Chichester, PO19 6SE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9279-26-0379 |
Summary
Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants. Please note that if you currently work for another NHS Trust or UHSussex and you are applying to accept this position as a secondment opportunity, before applying you must seek agreement and authorisation from your current Trust/Manager. Secondments cant be agreed without this approval. If you are unable to gain approval, you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position. Effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team within own department and relevant departments and both internal and external to the Trust is essential. Complete prescrutiny of cases for for the Medical Examiner to complete their review. Utilising their own clinical knowledge, checking medication, observations, appropriate treatment, highlighting any safeguarding concerns. To discuss content of medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) with relatives of deceased and in all cases, collect additional information. This may include the needto communicate sensitive information and offer explanations about the treatment provided and the cause of death. Communicate via all mediums with families, carers, clinical teams, in relation tomedical examiner scrutiny and the outcomes of any discussions Checking and sending off MCCds tot he registrars as delegated to by MEs provide feedback to relevant teams for patient safety and learning Discuss NOK feedback with ME and forward to relevant teams for learning. Supportive, empathetic call to NOK providing clear information and signposting where necessary to bereavement support. Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.