Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate Medical
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7379623
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet Hospital, Bereavement, Mortuary and Medical Examiner Building
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £35,763 - £43,466 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - Enhancement over weekends
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 Medical Examiner Officer
NHS AfC: Band 5
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Are you a compassionate individual, seeking a new role in a friendly, collaborative service, who aim to deliver a professional and caring service to the bereaved? If so, please consider applying for this full time Medical Examiner Officer Role, working across sites within the Royal Free Group.
This important role at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, working closely with our Lead Medical Examiner Officer and Medical Examiner Colleagues, offers day to day support in ensuring deaths within the Royal Free Group and the London Borough of Barnet Community services are scrutinised by the team of Medical Examiners, accurately recorded in a timely manner and updating bereaved people, in close collaboration with bereavement services.
This national service led by NHSEngland ensures accuracy of certification of the cause of death and to improve involvement of bereaved people in the process. The aim of this service is to scrutinise all deaths within acute hospitals and local communities. We are committed to maintaining and developing a responsive and fluid service, which is adaptable to the needs of our trust, our communities, and our workforce.
The Medical Examiner system contributes to and enhances governance, accuracy and the service to grieving friends and families, working closely with the Trust Bereavement Service.
Main duties of the job
· To support Medical Examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death.
· To participate in the implementation of the reforms of death certification and to aim to improve the processes of death certification and referrals to the Coroner.
· To participate in developing protocols, guidelines and policies for the development and delivery of the Medical Examiner Service at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in tandem with ongoing bereavement and care after death policy and processes.
· To be a senior point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.
· To ensure that all cases and discussions are recorded on the electronic system; and use the system to provide audits, reports and generate and request payments
· To provide support for the Bereavement Service as required and requested.
· To be able to work across the Trust at all sites as required.
· To contribute to the ME service 7 days working provision
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent working knowledge in related field.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people in sensitive and emotional situations.
Trust values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Desirable criteria
- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including the recently bereaved.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Some knowledge of the work of the medical examiners office
- Knowledge of office based programs
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the regulations governing medical examiners
- An understanding of the different needs of different religious groups and ethnic communities
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a small team in a closely coordinated manner
- Ability to prioritise work effectively with good time management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anastasia Kattirtzi
- Job title
- Lead Medical Examiner Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02082164744
- Additional information
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