Medical Examiner Officer

Job overview

Working hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Medical Examiner Officer (MEO) to join our growing Medical Examiners Team.

This new role is part of the national implementation of the Medical Examiner Service in England and Wales

Main duties of the job

The Medical Examiner Service will:

• Strengthen safeguards for the public by providing robust, systematic and 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, managing the Bereavement Services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.