Medical Examiner Officer - Crewe, United Kingdom - Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Crewe, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Medical Examiner Officer to join the Medical Examiner Team at Leighton hospital

Join us and you will have the opportunity to further support bereaved families and improve patient safety as we seek to develop a responsive and fluid service which is adaptable to the needs of our hospital and communities

You will be a highly motivated, dedicated and innovative individual, working alongside the Lead Medical Examiner Officer and the Medical Examiners to scrutinise all deaths within Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust.

You will demonstrate excellent knowledge of medical terminology as you review patient notes, along with previous experience of working with bereaved relatives in any setting You will be working collaboratively with a wide range of staff, in addition to being confident in working under your own initiative to prioritise your workload accordingly

You will support the Medical Examiners in their role of scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death for our patients To succeed, you'll need to be committed to delivering high quality care, with compassion and respect, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to provide evidence of personal and professional development.

You will be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients; demonstrating excellent communication skills whilst identifying and gathering information relating to any concerns of the bereaved and in order to discuss cause of death with next of kin

The role will incorporate administrative skills in ensuring necessary paperwork is accurate and completed in a timely manner.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients.

We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

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 refer patients to the coroner for further investigation on approval by the medical examiner

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.