Medical Examiner Officer - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Medical Examiner team, which is hosted by the Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT.

The post holder will be part of the team providing a service to the local population of Oxfordshire to provide independent scrutiny of all non-coronial deaths.

Medical Examiner Officers (MEOs) are a vital part of any Medical Examiner (ME) service in England and Wales.

Coming from a range of backgrounds, MEOs will be involved in all stages of the ME service, from talking to attending physicians, advising on the wording of death certificates and explaining this to bereaved families, as well as answering any questions they might have.

The post is for 37.5 hours per week. The core hours for the service are currently 8.30am to 4.30pm

The role is based at The John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington Oxford with an expectation for cross site working.

Applications are welcomed from individuals with nursing/AHP/ admin and clerical backgrounds.

Interviews date will be advised following successful shortlisting for the role

The role of the Medical Examiner Officer ( MEO) is to support the medical examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death, and to be a point of contact for general practitioner, Coroners office and Registration services.

The MEO will also be a source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and the General Practitioners.

Further support will also be offered with regular supervision and networking opportunities with other Medical Examiner Officers through the Regional Medical Examiner Office.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.

It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals:

the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence,and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.

Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

The job description and person specification can be downloaded which is available as a separate document