Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's Medical Examiner (ME) Office is a key part of its mortality review process to support the implementation of national guidance on learning from deaths.
The successful post holder will support the MEs in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death to enable the Trust to improve the experience of those patients who die in our care and the ‘aftercare’ of families/next of kin.
This is a clinically led department within the Clinical Support Business Unit.
We have ME Offices based at North Tyneside General Hospital, Wansbeck General Hospital, and Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
This role will be rotational Trustwide with the main base for the role at Wansbeck General Hospital.
We have two permanent roles available.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
You will be a point of contact/advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals, coroner and registration services. You will provide advice and support to junior doctors/nursing staff regarding the legal requirements relating to registration of death, completion of necessary investigations including referral to the Coroner’s office. You will be responsible for the admin function of the ME service, accountable to the Operational Service Manager. You will be the first point of contact for bereaved relatives/carers, providing advice and support regarding the ME process and dealing with any concerns raised. You will collate information regarding performance of the ME service and any learning from investigations undertaken by the ME/Coroner.
For further details / informal visits contact:
1. Name: Kara Borthwick
2. Job title: Lead Medical Examiner Officer
3. Email address: kara.borthwick@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
4. Telephone number: 0191 293 4390
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