East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
We have an opportunity for a Medical Examiner Officer - Histopathology Mortuary to join our team, full time 37.5 hours per week.
You will be accountable to the Lead Medical Examiner Officer and Service Manager and be responsible for supporting them to investigate the circumstances and causes of death.
You will be expected to liaise with the recently bereaved, Mortuary Staff, Medical Examiners, clinicians, nursing staff, porters, police, funeral directors, Coroners office, Registrar of Birth and Deaths, GP surgeries on a daily basis on a range of topics relating to deaths and management of deceased patients.
Please note that this is a B4 development role to B5 once online and face to face training has been completed via RCPath.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide primary administrative support for the Medical Examiners by collating and documenting information pertaining to a deceased patient's care episode and past medical history.
2. Identify which deaths require referral to HM Coroner and provide an administrative contact between Doctors, Wards, Funeral Directors, Midwives and the Chaplaincy, and liaise with medical staff to expedite timely completion of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCD) and Cremation forms.
3. Expedite the completion and release of a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death to the family of the deceased.
4. Liaise with Medical Examiners, HM Coroner's Office, Registration Services, Crematoria, Funeral Directors, next of Kin, Police, Solicitors, Social Services, tissue and organ donation co-ordinators, anatomy schools and GP Practices on a range of matters as required.
5. Provide advice and support to the recently bereaved, Medical Examiners, clinicians, funeral directors and partner organisations ensuring information sharing is managed appropriately.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Sound knowledge and understanding of death certification and registration processes and associated legislation.
* IT Skills (Microsoft Outlook/ Word/ ICE, Evolve, and other Trust IT systems).
* An understanding of medical terminology.
* Knowledge of the special requirements of various faith groups.
* Working knowledge & experience of the Department of Health's Death Certification Reforms Medical Examiner system.
Experience
* Experience of working with bereaved families or within a customer focused setting.
* Experience of dealing with highly contentious and emotional situations.
* Ability to communicate complex and potentially distressing information to the bereaved.
* Ability to work across professional boundaries with medical staff in different specialties.
* Previous experience and qualifications of a Medical Examiner's Officer.
Qualifications
* Educated to A-Level or equivalent standard of education.
* Completion of the core modules of the ELearning for Medical Examiner's or willingness to complete this within 3 months of appointment.
* Completion of Face to face training for Medical Examiner's or willingness to complete this within 12 months of appointment.
* A commitment to the concept of lifelong learning.
Skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to communicate in difficult and emotional situations.
* Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
* Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
* Ability to work as part of a team and organise work around fluctuating workload.
* Proactive and self-motivated.
* Competent with IT software systems including Access, Word & Excel.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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