Lead Medical Examiner for Wales

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership invites applications for the Lead Medical Examiner for Wales in Cardiff. The role provides professional leadership and oversight to ensure the statutory Medical Examiner system operates effectively across Wales, with accountability outside of employers where required.

You will lead Medical Examiners, ensure delivery of national guidance, and maintain governance and performance reporting. Welsh language ability is desirable and welcomed.

Qualifications

• Must hold UK professional registration.
• Experience leading a clinical team or department.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to the Medical Examiner system in Wales.
• Offer support and professional accountability to Medical Examiners across Wales.
• Oversee delivery of national guidance and monitor service performance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Medical Degree

Higher qualification

Job description

Site NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Town Cardiff Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata, 4 sessions per week Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

As the Lead Medical Examiner for Wales, you will provide professional leadership and oversight to ensure the statutory Medical Examiner system across Wales operates effectively, consistently and in accordance with legislative and national requirements.

You will offer leadership and support to Medical Examiners across Wales, including providing them with an independent professional line of accountability outside of their own organisation where they may be employed in a clinical role.

Ensure the effective delivery of national guidance and standards across Wales, providing assurance on service performance and escalating issues requiring national attention

The postholder will maintain a professional reporting relationship with the Medical Director of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and contribute to All Wales mortality governance arrangements.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Strategic Leadership and Service Development

Service Management and Operational Leadership

Operational Leadership and Support for Medical Examiners

Workforce Leadership and Staff Management

Professional Leadership and Expert Practice

Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Working

Governance, Quality and Patient Safety

Complaints, Concerns and Incident Investigations

Performance Management and Reporting

Policy and Service Development

Working for our organisation

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or.

Person specification

Medical Degree

• Medical Degree
• Higher qualification

Leadership role

• Understanding of leadership in NHS role
• Previous experience of being NHS leader

Previous clinical experience

• Previous experience as medical examiner
• Experience leading a clinical team/department

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.