# Medical Examiner Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-examiner-officer/2f9c4672-8321-49bb-81c9-bf98accd124b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-examiner-officer/2f9c4672-8321-49bb-81c9-bf98accd124b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Southampton General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical examiner officer - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 to £39,043 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T15:26:02.415Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8347273 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8347273?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Job Title: Medical Examiner Officer Contract Type: Permanent Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. ### Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at Medical Examiner Southampton as a customer-focused, friendly and enthusiastic individual. As part of our team you will deliver a now statutory requirement of review following death. You will work closely with both hospital and community clinicians to ensure robust scrutiny and great communication at this time of great importance for families. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible for working alongside the medical examiners and other MEOs in order to facilitate timely and effective review of cases. In this role, your key responsibilities will include; To act as an intermediary voice between the bereaved, clinicians and bereavement service. To establish and resolve any concerns relating to a patients death. Work with medical examiners to aid them in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in both hospital and community settings. Provide preliminary scrutiny and accurate documentation to aid and establish the cause of death. You are a remote customer-facing service and require excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should have an inquiring mind and attention to detail. You must be empathetic, professional reliable and proficient in using IT systems. The role is 15 hours a week and the office is open 8.30-4.30 Monday to Friday (No weekends or BH). ### 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 ### Trust Values and Behaviours **Essential** - Patients First - Always Improving - Working Together ### Qualifications, knowledge and experience **Essential** - Educated to degree level (or equivalent) with previous experience in a relevant healthcare setting - Completed e-learning MEO core training modules prior to starting in the post - Experience of working with the patient safety team, bereavement care team or within the mortality review process. - General knowledge of clinical/medical terminology - Competent in the use of IT software systems and handling sensitive personal identifiable data **Desirable** - Experience of working in a healthcare setting with multi-disciplinary teams across organisational boundaries - Specialist knowledge of various faith groups’ funeral wishes/practices to enable respectful compliance with tight and specific timescales and procedures - Knowledge of the Coroner & Justice Act 2009 reference to the medical examiner system. Full understanding of the medical examiner system operational remit when incorporated within Bereavement Services or as a stand-alone office. ## Documents - [job description and person spec (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10672238) ## 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.