Medical Examiner Officer - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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We are looking for a part time Band 5 Medical Examiner Officer (MEO) to join the Medical Examiner's Office at Kings College Hospital, Princess Royal University Hospital Farnborough.


The Medical Examiner system is a new service, recently introduced in England and Wales, which will become statutory in April 2024.


The principal functions are:


  • To provide the bereaved with explanation, transparency and early opportunity to ask questions or raise concerns.
  • To improve accuracy and quality in all aspects of the medical certification of the cause of death.
  • To ensure appropriate referral to the Coroner.
  • To safeguard the public through consistent scrutiny of all noncoronal deaths.
  • To support clinical governance in learning and improvement.
  • The current service is currently scrutinising all adult, paediatric and neonatal deaths in hospital, and has expanded into the community covering Bexley and Bromley Boroughs, including ST Christopher's Hospice.
We are seeking an individual who will be responsible for working within the Medical Examiner Offices.


The role will participate in all aspects of the department when required including the completion of paperwork required for the Medical Examiner to scrutinise each death and ensuring that all deaths are scrutinised in a timely manner.


You will work closely with the Lead Medical Examiner Officer in continually developing the Medical Examiner service and will take an active role in supporting the scrutiny of coronial deaths within the community.


The post holder will also be required to have working experience of being a Medical Examiners Officer and proven experience of taking part in building the Medical Examiner Service.

Please note that completion of e-learning MEO core training modules prior to starting in the post is essential.


King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.


We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible

The MEO will support Medical Examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death.

They will be a point of contact, allow continuity and be a source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.

The post holder will be based at Princess Royal Hospital and will work collaboratively and flexibly to ensure an efficient service is provided for all acute and non-acute deaths cross site.

Job Summary

  • To support the Medical Examiners in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death.
  • To be a point of contact, source of advice and expertise for the Medical Examiners Officer team.
  • To take part in delivery of a high quality service including developing and reviewing protocols and policies for the service across Denmark Hill and PRUH alongside the Lead MEO.
  • To take part in the expansion of the service across sites and into the community.
  • The Medical Examiner Officer is central to the service and is primarily based on one site. They will provide a constant presence in the medical examiner office allowing day to day continuity. They are ideally placed to note concerns, identify and record trends and identify learning.
Key Working Relationships


Regional Medical Examiner, Regional Medical Examiner Officer, Medical Examiners within the Trust, Medical Examiner Officers within the Trust, Lead Medical Examiner Officer, Mortuary and Bereavement Service Manager, Assistant service Managers, Pathology Development Manager, Registrars, HM Coroners, Consultants, Pathologists, Clinicians, Nursing Staff, bereavement team, Mortuary Team, relatives, faith leaders, funeral directors and Primary Care colleagues.

Main


Responsibilities:

Leadership

  • To support and manage the Medical Examiner Office day to
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