Medical Examiner - 1 PA

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a motivated doctor to join their medical examiner team. The role involves scrutinizing medical records, working closely with Coroners, and ensuring accurate certification processes. Applicants must complete proper Medical Examiner Training to undertake this role. Join a supportive team dedicated to high-quality care for the community.

Qualifications

• Medical degree is required.
• Completion of Medical Examiner Training leading to MRCPathME is necessary.
• Experience in that specialty is valued.

Responsibilities

• Join the medical examiner rota and evaluate medical records to verify clinical information.
• Ensure appropriate referrals are made to the Coroner.
• Promote independent scrutiny of the death certification process.

Skills

Attention to detail

Medical knowledge

Education

Medical degree

Completed Medical Examiner Training (MRCPathME)

Job description

Since 9 September 2024, all deaths in any health setting that are not investigated by a coroner will be reviewed by NHS medical examiners. We are seeking a motivated doctor to join our well-established medical examiner team.

The successful postholder will be required to join the medical examiner rota, working 1 set PA each week, with some flexibility.

Please see the full job description attached for details.

Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first 50 applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Medical examiners are senior doctors who scrutinise medical records to verify the clinical information on medical certificates of cause of death (MCCDs). They ensure appropriate referrals are made to the Coroner. They are trained in the legal and clinical elements of death certification processes and have statutory responsibilities set out in regulations.

You will be based within and employed by the Trust but will have an external reporting line via the regional ME. Support is provided by a team of Medical Examiner Officers (MEOs). They promote robust, transparent, and independent scrutiny of the death certification process and work closely with Coroners and Registrars of Deaths.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.

Before being able to take up such a post, Medical Examiner Training must be completed, leading to MRCPathME. There are 26 core modules available at:

https://www.rcpath.org/profession/medical-examiners/medical-examiner-training.html

Please see the full job description attached for details.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across West Suffolk. We care for, treat, and support people in hospital, at home, and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services, including emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit, and children's ward. It has over 500 beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We strive to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients, guided by our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety, and teamwork.

With nearly 5,000 staff from around the world, we aim to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where every voice counts, and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Dr Justin Alberts

Job title: Consultant Surgeon and Lead Medical Examiner

Email: [e-mail]