Doctors - Medical Examiner

  • Salary £99,532 - £131,964
  • Closing Date 08/08/2024
  • Location Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital
  • Job ref 223-MEM-506
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours 1 PA (4 Hours)
  • Contact Dr Suresh Ramadoss
  • Telephone 01743 261000 ext 1099

Job overview

The Medical Examiner Service at SaTH has been established and working successfully since April 2019.  We are expanding our service to support the review of deaths that occur in the community and to prepare for the statutory commencement of the Medical Examiner Service on the 9th September 2024.  We currently have 17 Medical Examiners working on the Rota across both of our hospitals and wish to invite applications from those interested in joining the Rota to expand the service. 

The vacant session is on a Friday at the Princess Royal Hospital, although some flexibility on the day may be possible and can be explored further, but Friday or Wednesday is desirable to support the current rota and service needs. 

Please note: As part of the application process all prospective MEs should evidence their fitness to practice in the ME role. GPs who are on the performers list will have NHS England as their designated body with an NHSE responsible officer who will set the requirements for revalidation. However, if SaTH are to be the sole employer and the GP is not on the performer’s list then SaTH will become their designated body.

Main duties of the job

Our service of Medical Examiner(s) and Medical Examiner Officer(s) combine clinical and administrative skills, compassion and sensitivity and a commitment to engage with bereaved families in order to complete a review of every in-hospital and community death.  Work is progressing with our community partners to develop the service to include review of community deaths before the statutory position, however from the 9th September all deaths, not notifiable to the coroner, will be referred to the Medical Examiner.  

Working for your organisation

We are incredibly proud of the service we have created over the last 5 years and the support we offer to bereaved relatives in the days after their relative has died.  A commitment to supporting the bereaved with questions and concerns they may have is an integral part of our service.  We are really excited by this expansion of the service and we hope to recruit someone who is too, so that together, guided by clinical skill and ability to demonstrate our core values at all times, we can make a real difference to the bereaved and the learning from deaths agenda.  We run the Medical Examiner service from both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.  A session (1PA) is 4 hours and it is required that you can offer this level of commitment.  A session is encouraged to start from 10am to allow the Medical Examiner Officer time to prepare the cases for Medical Examiner Review. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Medical Examiner (s) will be expected to screen and review deaths to an agreed policy and time frame, liaise with the Coroner to develop a robust process for referrals which minimises delays to bereaved families whilst enabling further investigations as appropriate. The job description and person specification attached are modelled from the Royal College of Pathologists in line with a national requirement to develop a method for reducing inaccuracies in death certificates and achieving greater confidence in learning from deaths.

We invite applications from GP & Consultant level clinicians who have at least 5 years post registration experience and who have completed the required Medical Examiner training,  the 26 RCPath on-line learning modules prior to interview. If successful at interview the appointed candidate will be required to attend the Royal College of Pathologists sign off event. A firm knowledge and understanding for the Medical Examiner service, and the Coroner and Justice Act should be demonstrated in your application.  An awareness of the death certification reforms and the statutory position is advantageous. 

You will be required to work in partnership with ME and MEO colleagues to develop the service and regularly review and refine over time. 

The minimum commitment is 1 PA a week (4-hour session) and you are required, to commit to and provide, 42 sessions a year.

We are really excited by this development, and we hope to recruit someone who is too, so that together, guided by clinical skill and ability to demonstrate our core values at all times, we can make a real difference to the bereaved and the learning from deaths agenda

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

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If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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