# Medical Examiner Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-examiner-officer/c8807ae9-56b9-4bee-9e66-cf9b2fb6b156
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-examiner-officer/c8807ae9-56b9-4bee-9e66-cf9b2fb6b156.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bradford
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 na
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-01T08:22:20.190Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Bradford/Bradford_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Admin/Admin-v8072048
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8072048?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Closing Date:  15.07.26  (this may change dependent on response).

Shortlisting to take place following closing date commencing 16.07.26

Interview expected to take place in the week commencing 22.07.26

The Medical Examiner Officer (MEO) will coordinate and support Medical Examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of deaths within the Trust and community.

### Main duties of the job

- To act as an intermediary between the bereaved and clinicians to establish and resolve any concerns relating to a patient's death.
- To act as a source of expertise, advice and knowledge for relatives and healthcare professionals involved in the process.
- Work with medical examiners to aid them in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in the organisation.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached JD ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

## Job Details

Closing Date: 15.07.26 (this may change dependent on response).

Shortlisting to take place following closing date commencing 16.07.26

Interview expected to take place in the week commencing 22.07.26

The Medical Examiner Officer (MEO) will coordinate and support Medical Examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of deaths within the Trust and community.

## Job Description

To act as an intermediary between the bereaved and clinicians to establish and resolve any concerns relating to a patient's death.

To act as a source of expertise, advice and knowledge for relatives and healthcare professionals involved in the process.

Work with medical examiners to aid them in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in the organisation.

## Responsibilities

See attached JD ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to work as part of a team and organise fluctuating workload around competing priorities.
- Willing to develop own skills and knowledge
- Excellent verbal and written communications including accurate report writing
- Able to work under own initiative
- Approachable and supportive to all levels of staff and bereaved families in a non-judgemental and discreet manner.
- Computer literate has experience in data inputting, databases and Microsoft Office software
- Able to act as a resource and demonstrate excellent negotiation skills.
- Ability to review and interpret clinical records (to include diagnostic tests, medication charts and clinical assessments/observations) and judge which information relevant to support cause of death discussion and medical examiner scrutiny

**Desirable**

- Management level experience
- Ability to collate, analyse and interpret data and produce reports
- Teaching and presentation skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- 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.
- Knowledge of the special requirements of various faith groups and respect for equality and diversity of issues around formalities following a death.
- Knowledge of patient safety and risk issues
- General knowledge of Clinical/ medical terminology that enables informed discussions about causes / circumstances of death with bereaved families

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of how the public sectors work and NHS works

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working with people in sensitive and emotional situations.
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting with multi-disciplinary teams across organisational boundaries.
- Excellent general knowledge of clinical/medical terminology.
- Experience of working under pressure and meeting deadlines

**Desirable**

- Experience of using hospital administration and patient information Systems
- Experience of reviewing, developing and writing operating policies for the work place.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to Batchelor’s degree level or equivalent working knowledge in related field
- Relevant professional clinical qualification e.g. Registered General Nurse, ODP, AHP etc. or equivalent experience
- Completed e-learning MEO core training modules prior to starting in the post or within the first 6 months
- Teaching and Education qualification and experience

## Documents

- [useful links (pdf, 110.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2589)
- [candidate pack (pdf, 22.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2803)
- [people strategy (pdf, 640.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2592)
- [medical examiner officer jd (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371922)
- [medical examiner officer ps (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371923)
- [voluntary living wage guidance (pdf, 65.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2595)
- [guidance for applicants including values (pdf, 246.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2591)
- [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 94.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2593)
- [code of practice for disclosure and barring service (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2590)
- [policy statement on the secure handling off disclosure information (pdf, 67.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2594)

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