# Medical Examiner Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-examiner-officer/27401aa4-4776-4a60-b6ba-7002721f5f55 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-examiner-officer/27401aa4-4776-4a60-b6ba-7002721f5f55.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (4 x days per week Monday to Friday 0730 - 1530) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T11:30:45.498Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Basingstoke/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Examiner_Service/Medical_Examiner_Service-v8227039 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8227039?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Location: North & Mid Hampshire Medical Examiner (ME) Service, hosted by HHFT provides a ME Service to all acute sites and primary healthcare settings, including community deaths across our geographical footprint. We have two offices, one situated in Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, and another situated in Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. You will be primarily located at Basingstoke site with requirement for cross-site working. This role is part of the national implementation of the ME service in England and Wales and we invite applications from anyone with degree level education or equivalent experience, either with a professional clinical background or relevant experience in the bereavement or coroner service. The successful candidate would be joining an existing small & friendly team who work collaboratively to provide support for bereaved families and to improve patient safety. You would work closely with the MEs and report to the Lead MEO. The ME offices are currently open weekdays Monday – Friday, between the hours of 0730-1530. The successful applicant will - Provide greater safeguards for the public by ensuring independent scrutiny of all deaths not referred directly to the coroner - Improve the quality of death certification, providing advice based on a review of relevant health records - Avoid unnecessary distress for the bereaved by answering questions about the care given or certified cause of death ### Main duties of the job - Working under delegation from the Medical Examiner (ME) or Lead MEO; the MEO will support the end process of death certification within the Medical Examiner Service. This will require a combination of skills and knowledge, compassion, sensitivity, and a commitment to engage with bereaved families. - The MEO will review patient records to gather information for the Medical Examiner, so a good working knowledge of medical terminology and clinical understanding are necessary of both the Electronic Record and the existing paper-based processes. - The post holder will provide administrative skills to support Medical Examiners in scrutinizing deaths ensuring necessary paperwork is accurate and complete. - The MEO will contact the next of kin to discuss the death, to enquire about any concerns they may have about care, and to explain the proposed wording of the Death Certificate. This requires excellent communication skills. They will additionally be a point of contact and source of advice for healthcare professionals from elsewhere in the organisation and, where appropriate, Coroners' and Registration services. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### General **Essential** - Ability to organise work around changeable competing demands and fluctuating workloads, flexible working approach ### Experience & knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working with people in sensitive and emotional situations, demonstrating the ability to communicate in difficult and emotive situations with empathy and understanding - Detailed knowledge of clinical terminology - Knowledge of the special requirements of the various faith groups with an awareness of equality and diversity issues surrounding death certification & arrangements - Experience working in a healthcare or related setting with multi-disciplinary teams and of working across organisational boundaries **Desirable** - An understanding of how clinical conditions evolve and develop - Experience of working with bereaved families ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level or equivalent working knowledge in related field - - A commitment to the concept of lifelong learning and undertaking personal development opportunities **Desirable** - Completed e-learning Medical Examiner Officer training ## Documents - [medical examiner officer (pdf, 537.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10536325) - [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900) - [tackling climate change at hampshire hospitals (pdf, 4.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2900) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.