George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Medical Examiner Officer Lead
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37.5 hours per week (Flexible working arrangements considered)
Permanent
Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Closing Date: Thursday 20th August 2026
Interview Date: TBC
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To support 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 and coroner and registration services.
- Act independently within statutory requirements governing all aspects of Medical review workload.
- To establish the circumstances of individual patient deaths by performing a preliminary review of medical records to identify clinical and circumstantial information, sourcing additional details where required, for scrutiny by the medical examiner.
- To assist in highlighting cases for further assessment through the Serious Incident Framework, Structured Judgment Review (SJR), Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP), Mortality and Morbidity Meetings (M&M) Directorate Governance Meetings and the Learning Disability Review (LeDeR).
- To refer patients to the coroner for further investigation on approval by the Medical Examiner
- To organise and manage the rota for the Medical Examiners to ensure daily cover.
- Maintain an awareness of the diverse needs of users of the medical examiner system to ensure equality to any group defined by sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
- Full compliance with secure handling of patient identifiable data is essential.
- To work with the Regional Medical Examiner Officer to maintain the Medical Examiner service in line with national proposals and lead the development of the Medical Examiner service in the community in conjunction with the Lead Medical Examiner.
- Attend regional MEO, Service and other ME Meetings when directed.
- Line manages the Medical Examiner Officer(s).
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Here At George Eliot Our Vision To ‘excel At Patient Care’ Takes Centre Stage. An Ever Evolving Clinically-led Acute Service Provider We Are On a Journey To Continually Provide High Quality, Safe And Responsive Services Delivered By Inspiring, Friendly And Compassionate Staff Who Share Our Corporate Values Which Underpin Everything We Do. Our Values Are Not Just Words On a Piece Of Paper, They Bond Us Together, Reflect Our Ambition And Shape Who We Are
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Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme – find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Justine Whitmore
- Job title: Senior Head of Patient Safety
- Email address: justine.whitmore@geh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 02476351351
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