Medical Examiner - Rotherham, United Kingdom - The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
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Rotherham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Role Summary:

This post has been created by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in response to observations made in the Third Report of the Shipman Inquiry.

The introduction of the Medical Examiner system will promote robust, transparent and independent scrutiny of death certification processes.

Medical Examiners are appropriately trained doctors who will verify clinical information on Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCDs) and ensure that the right referrals are made to the Coroner for further investigation.

MEs will take a consistent approach to the formulation of MCCD content, which must be clinically accurate and reflect any discussions with the next of kin / informant.

There is also an expectation, in the near future, to be part of a weekend rota. MEs will need to be available for 2 hours, in the morning, on weekends and bank holidays. This will involve working from home to discuss any rapid release of body requests. This is not included within the current sessions and will be paid as extended hours working.


Key Responsibilities of the Post:

To ensure compliance with the legal and procedural requirements associated with the 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.

It is anticipated that such discussions will be predominately conducted through telephone conversations where barriers to understanding information may exist.


To ensure that all users of the ME system are treated with respect and are not discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.

To maintain comprehensive records of all deaths scrutinised and undertake analysis to provide information to the National Medical Examiners office.

To participate in relevant clinical governance activities relating to death certification, including audits, mortality review processes, the Learning from Deaths and investigations regarding formal complaints about patient care.

To support the training of junior doctors in their understanding of death certification and promote good practice in accurate completion of MCCDs.


To adopt a collaborative working relationship with the Lead ME and other MEs within the Trust and the region as a whole by sharing experiences and expertise to support peer learning and set uniform standards of service delivery.

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