Medical Examiner Officer

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., · To act as an intermediary between the bereaved and clinicians to establish and resolve any concerns relating to a patient's death. Work with Medical Examiners to aid them in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in the organisation.
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 assessment by the Structured Judgement Review team (SJR), Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP), Clinical Governance teams and the Learning Disability Review Teams (LeDeR).
To send Medical Certificate of cause of death (MCCD) to registration services and discuss causes of death with the bereaved.
Maintain an awareness of the diverse needs of users of the medical examiner system to ensure equality to any particular group defined by sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
The Medical Examiner Officer at Stockport NHS FT and East Cheshire Trust will support the Medical Examiner team with the roll out and implementation of the service across Stockport, East Cheshire and High Peak., Act as an intermediary between the bereaved and clinicians to establish and resolve any concerns relating to a patient's death.
Deal with bereaved families who may have barriers to understanding information due to their grief or disability.
Regular interaction with the bereaved relatives in person or over the telephone, demonstrating empathy and remaining professional at all times.
Liaise with the coroners service and doctors to ensure completion of coroner referrals for further investigation on approval by the medical examiner
Understanding medical terminology to enable informed discussions about causes/circumstances of death with bereaved families, clinicians, coroner and registration service staff.
Use specialist knowledge of various faith groups' funeral wishes/practices to enable respectful compliance with tight and specific timescales and procedures.
To assist in highlighting cases for assessment by the learning from deaths review
Collection of relevant fees and creation of financial reports.
The Medical Examiner Officer will be required to support the Medical Examiners in any relevant governance activities relating to scrutiny and confirmation of the cause of death where concerns have been raised by the next of kin/informant of the deceased and/or clinical staff and ME scrutiny.
Contribute to and review departmental policies and procedures to reflect best practice in the delivery of a medical examiner system.
Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership.
The Medical Examiner Officer is expected to take responsibility for their own continuing professional development in accordance with any standards for maintaining any relevant professional body.
Attend local and national activities to maintain up to date knowledge.
Participate in Appraisal process.
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.
Use multiple IT software for recording personal identifiable data and producing statistical information for the National Medical Examiner's office and Public Health surveillance.
Full compliance with secure handling of patient identifiable data is essential.
Assist in collection of data for national and local returns.
There is significant emotional effort associated with dealing with bereaved families.
To use a computer for prolonged periods of time daily.
Car driver to enable travel between two or more sites.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you'll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four 'specialist' hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a 'specialist' hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples., We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population., Applicants are encouraged to read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description and person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to assist you in completing your application.
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note that all correspondence will be via your NHS Jobs account. Unfortunately we are not able to acknowledge each application. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Please also note that Stockport NHS Foundation Trust are unable to refund Interview expenses or re-location costs.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.
At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.
To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
+ Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
+ NHS pension scheme membership
+ Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
+ NHS Staff discounts
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
+ Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice