Job Description

To support the Medical Examiners (ME) in their role scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death. To be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased general practitioner patients, healthcare professionals, General Practitioners, hospice and practice staff, and HM Coroner and registration services.



To support in the integration and implementation of systems and processes relating to the Medical Examiner role and the national learning from deaths strategy.



This is a hybrid office of bereavement services and medical examiner offices. This post is principally a Medical Examiner Officer role but there is overlap with the Bereavement Officer role.



To work closely with other team members to provide an exemplar service to the Medical Examiners, families of the deceased and the Lead Medical Examiner.



To support the mortality systems of various stakeholders (Trust, GPs, Hospice), by providing relevant data required to ensure internal and external qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators are managed and achieved.



Please see attached , Person Specification for a detailed outline of job requirements



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu



Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.



We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.



Please see attached , Person Specification for a detailed outline of job requirements