Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Examiner
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The Medical Examiner Service at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Medical Examiner Service at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been established successfully since 2020. We are now looking to recruit 2 x enthusiastic and highly motivated Medical Examiners (MEs) for 1 x PA/Sessions per week each.
Our service of MEs and Medical Examiner Officers (MEOs) combine clinical and administrative skills, compassion and sensitivity and a commitment to engage with bereaved families to complete a review of every in-hospital and community death across Blackpool and the Fylde Coast.
In addition to effective scrutiny of MCCDs (death certificates), MEs provide medical advice to coroners and advice to certifying doctors. They work with NHS colleagues to use the information they collect to support clinical governance and they assist in training doctors and other healthcare professionals on the appropriate certification of death.
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All Medical Examiners undergo formal training appropriate to the role, as stipulated by the Royal College of Pathologists, and will continue to train on the job as part of a lifelong learning role.
The ME Office is an independent service hosted by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role of the team is to:
- Provide greater safeguards for the public by ensuring proper 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 deceased
- Improve the quality of death certification
- Improve the quality of mortality data
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resorts, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Harriet Preston
- Job title: Lead Medical Examiner
- Email address: harriet.preston@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01253 953413
Dr Carolina Resende Espada
- Email address: carolina.espada@nhs.net
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