GP Medical Examiner

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a GP Medical Examiner to join its dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for scrutinising deceased patients' records to ensure the accuracy of the Cause of Death as presented. This role demands a senior medically qualified practitioner with at least five years on the full GMC register. The position offers competitive pay of £75 per hour, flexible working opportunities, and various employee benefits. This role is ideal for candidates who are passionate about contributing to healthcare quality and patient care improvement.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Free tea and coffee

Flexible working opportunities

Discounted gym membership

Generous annual leave and pension scheme

On-site nursery (chargeable)

Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Qualifications

• Must have the right to live and work in the UK.
• Must be on the full GMC register for a minimum of five years.

Responsibilities

• Scrutinise deceased patients' records for accuracy of the Cause of Death.
• Ensure legal requirements are met for registration.
• Review any concerns about care raised by concerned parties.

Skills

Senior medically qualified practitioner

Experience on GMC register for at least five years

Job description

Overview

Job title: GP Medical Examiner

Department: Corporate

Salary: £75 per hour

Hours: Up to 4 hrs p/w or 1 * 0.6PA

Interview date: 26th Feb 2026

We are looking to expand our Medical Examiner Service. We are a supportive, experienced and dynamic team from a range of clinical backgrounds, and we are now looking to recruit new medical practitioners to the team to deal with the our increasing workload. We have developed an excellent working relationship with our Superintendent Registrar, Coroner and Coroner’s Officers locally.

Responsibilities

• Medical examiners (MEs) are appropriately trained doctors who will proportionately scrutinise deceased patients’ records against the Cause of Death offered by the certifying practitioner. They are responsible for ensuring that the Cause of Death is accurate, and meets the legal requirements for registration,
• there is no requirement for referral of the case to the Coroner for review
• any concerns about the death raised by any concerned party are reviewed and actioned accordingly
• that any concerns about the standard of care received by the deceased are escalated appropriately for investigation for system-wide learning

Medical Examiners are not allowed to scrutinise the death of any patient whose care they have been involved in.

Requirements and Inquiries

You must have the right to live and work in the UK. If you require a visa to work, please note that we are currently unable to support sponsorship requests for this role. Applications are invited from any senior medically qualified practitioner who has been on the full GMC register for a minimum of five years.

Additional Information

We offer a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. Benefits include:

• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

Additional duties include: to ensure compliance with legal and procedural requirements associated with current and proposed reformed processes of certification, investigation by coroners and registration of deaths; to scrutinise the certified causes of death offered by attending doctors in a way that is proportionate, consistent and compliant with the proposed national protocol; to discuss and explain the cause of death with next of kin/informants in a transparent, tactful and sympathetic manner; to maintain comprehensive records of all deaths scrutinised; to participate in relevant clinical governance activities relating to death certification including audits, mortality review processes and investigations regarding formal complaints about patient care; to support the training of junior doctors in death certification and promote good practice in accurate completion of MCCDs; to work with medical examiner officers (MEOs), delegating duties as appropriate; to adopt a collaborative working relationship with other MEs by sharing experiences and expertise to support peer learning and set uniform standards of service delivery.

This advert closes on Monday 9 Feb 2026