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Main area
Medical Examiner Service
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Wednesday to Friday with weekend on-call in near future)
Job ref
320-TWS-1669
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Derby Hospital
Town
Derby
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 pro rata pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59
Interview date
17/07/2024

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Examiner Officer

Band 5

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.  This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.  Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

 

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Medical Examiner Officer to support and develop the Medical Examiner Service, which is based at the Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton site.

You will have highly developed communication and organisational skills which will have been obtained by working in bereavement, clinical or similar role which will predominately support the Medical Examiner in the scrutiny of deaths which occur in the hospital and community. An excellent understanding of medical terminology and the death certification process is essential.

 

Main duties of the job

You will be providing a professional, sensitive and compassionate service, dealing with bereaved relatives and aggrieved callers and be exposed to distressing and emotive situations. The role will require working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff, the Medical Examiners, Bereavement Office, and the Coroner’s Office. The role is primarily based at the Royal Derby Hospital, but you will be expected to work flexibly between sites as the service requires. You will also be expected to work weekends and Bank Holidays on an on-call basis in the near future.

Advanced IT and literacy skills and experience of using a range of IT applications will be required. Applicants will be required to have completed the Medical Examiner Officer Core e-Learning modules prior to appointment.

Closing date of applications:  3 July 2024

Interview date:  17 July 2024

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level/equivalent working knowledge at an advanced level
  • Completed e-LfH MEO training
  • A commitment to the concept of lifelong learning and undertaking personal development opportunities

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Proactive and self-motivated
  • Approachable and supportive to all levels of staff and the bereaved in a non judgemental manner
  • Discreet – able to work confidentially
  • Has professional manner, attitude and appearance
  • Flexible working approach and a team player

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with bereaved families in sensitive and emotional situations
  • Knowledge of Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (where it relates to Death Certification)
  • Detailed knowledge of clinical terminology
  • Experience working in a healthcare or related setting with multi disciplinary teams and of working across organisational boundaries
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of the special requirements of the various faith groups with an awareness of equality and diversity issues surrounding death certification & arrangements
  • Working knowledge & experience of the Department of Health’s Death Certification Reforms Medical Examiner system

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to communicate in difficult and emotional situations with empathy and understanding
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage at all levels including senior clinicians/coroners etc about sensitive issues
  • Ability to work effectively and credibly with multidisciplinary teams
  • Ability to organise work around changeable competing demands and fluctuating workloads
  • Competent with IT software systems including Access, Word, Excel & Lorenzo
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to work to deadlines and achieve agreed objectives

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sue Monkhouse
Job title
Lead Medical Examiner Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01332 786025
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