Job Description

The purpose of the Medical Examiner Officer (MEO) role is to support Medical Examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death, and to be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.



Please be advised sponsorship is not eligible for this post.

Closing Date:

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.



To act as an intermediary between the bereaved and clinicians to establish and resolve any concerns relating to a patient's death.



To act as a source of expertise, advice and knowledge for relatives and healthcare professionals involved in the process.



Work with medical examiners to aid them in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in the organisation.



To establish the circumstances of individual patient deaths by performing a preliminary review of medical records to identify clinical and circumstantial information, sourcing additional details where required, for scrutiny by the medical examiner.



University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.



We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.



Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.



We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)



By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.



The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.



To assist in highlighting cases for assessment by the Structured Judgement Review team (SJR), Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP), Clinical Governance teams and the Learning Disability Review Teams (LeDeR).



To refer patients to the coroner for further investigation on approval by the medical examiner



Maintain an awareness of the diverse needs of users of the medical examiner system to ensure equality to any particular group defined by sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.



To provide training / guidance on the ME system for medical students and doctors in training or local employment on an ongoing basis.



To ensure all patient records are accurate, maintained and updated to include the outcome of the ME scrutiny and these are kept secure.



For further details of the role please see the attached job description.