Job Description

We are pleased to proceed with the appointment of 2 Medical Examiner's (ME) working 1PA each, to support and expand this service across the Trust, based at King George and Queens Hospitals.
This is a new service, created by the department of Health and Social Care introduced nationally which is in effect a new medical specialty, needed to oversee and improve all aspects of accuracy and completion of death certification.
The successful candidate will be senior consultant grade doctor, registered with the GMC and licensed to practice in the UK with a minimum of five years post qualification experience. The ME's who will come from a diverse variety of clinical specialties, both hospital and General Practice, will work part-time (predominantly 1 PA) and be part of a mutually supportive team.
Main duties of the job
The ME role interacts with many departments (both within and outside the trust) and clinical specialities to provide proportionate but robust scrutiny of the medical circumstances leading up to the patients death and all medical aspects of death certification.
This includes reviewing the clinical notes, discussion with and supporting Clinicians, overseeing coronial referrals and providing medical advice for the Coroner. However, most importantly this provides independent support and transparent explanation to the bereaved, giving them the opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns.
At BHRUT, the ME work is carried out on site (and not remotely) at either Queens or King George hospital. The post's are for 1 PA, this will be a on predetermined day of the week to comply with the existing rota. A rota for occasional working at the weekend is also expected. This is currently paid on an hourly basis separately.
The Medical Examiner Service at BHRUT is based cross site at Queens and King George Hospitals. When first introduced the service scrutinised hospital-based deaths but now this is extended to community deaths also. Currently the service operates between 08:00 am and 05:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Medical Examiner work part time for ME duties and continue to work in their principal speciality with a reduction in PA commitment.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH) and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the 35m we need to transform the A& E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hubin Ilford an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed and Person Specification.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the Application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Azeez, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4440.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Fully registered for at least 5 years with the General Medical Council, and holds a licence to practice.
• Strong interpesonal skills demonstrating the ability to communicate in difficult and emotional situations with empathy and professionalism.
• Ability to work as part of a team and organise a fluctuating workload around competing priorities and numerous interruptions.

Desirable

• Consultant grade or senior grade doctors or GPs with equivalent experience.
• Candidates must have successfully completed the mandatory E- learning modules by the time they start the role. Candidates must attend a face to face training session within the first three months in post.

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