# Senior Medical Examiner Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-medical-examiner-officer/243ef623-af88-4362-97cb-d3fd353581b2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-medical-examiner-officer/243ef623-af88-4362-97cb-d3fd353581b2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Thomas' Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical examiner officer - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc HCA - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (the Trust would be willing to consider a job-sharing arrangement) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-18T12:30:55.376Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Examiner/Medical_Examiner-v8301643 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8301643?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Medical Examiner Officer (MEO) to join our busy Medical Examiner Service, led by the Trust’s Lead Medical Examiner. In this role you will be part of a small team of MEOs, led by the Lead Medical Examiner Officer, who collectively support the Trust’s Medical Examiners (ME), in the provision of the Medical Examiner Service. Our Medical Examiner Service ensures that all deaths within the Trust’s acute hospitals and community deaths in Lambeth and Southwark are scrutinised. The service is dedicated to working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including Coroners’ Offices, in supporting bereaved people as they progress with death registration and funeral arrangements. You will be based primarily at the Medical Examiner Office located at St Thomas’ Hospital, working alongside the Duty ME for that day, the Lead MEO and the other MEO’s and the existing team of Bereavement Administrators. There may be a requirement for occasional cross-site working with travel between the Guy’s and St Thomas’ sites (and any satellite inpatient units where the occasional need arises). ### Main duties of the job - To assist and support Medical Examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death. - To be responsible for the day-to-day case management of all acute and non-acute deaths referred to the ME Office. This will involve delegation and supervision of work for the Band 5 MEOs. The post holder will be required to evaluate and prioritise a large number of complex activities to meet competing and changing demands. - To co-ordinate and supervise the handover of casework between any part-time Band 5 MEOs. - To assist the Lead MEO in the collection and analysis of data and preparation of reports. This will require data input and interrogation of a number of complex clinical and bespoke case management systems. - To give key stakeholders advice on relevant policy and procedural matters and to assist the Lead MEO in reviewing, developing and implementing policies and procedures both externally and Trust wide with respect to death certification and ME scrutiny. - To deputise for the Lead MEO when required, including day to day management of the Band 5 MEOs and other associated staff. This may also include representing the ME service at meetings with internal and external stakeholders. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see Job Description and Person Specification for the specific requirements of the post. The role is open to full-time applicants and we would be willing to consider a job-sharing arrangement for this role ## Person Specification ### Previous 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. - Demonstrable previous experience as a Medical Examiner Officer. ### Additional Information **Essential** - Approachable and supportive to all levels of staff and bereaved families in a non-judgemental and discreet manner. - Professional appearance, manner and awareness of impact of own behaviour on others. - Ability to maintain a calm manner in a range of challenging and emotive circumstances. ### Qualifications/ Education **Essential** - A commitment to life-long learning and undertaking personal development opportunities. - The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including the recently bereaved - Educated to Bachelor’s degree level or significant equivalent practical experience at an advanced level working in a related field. - Further training and/or experience as a Medical Examiner Officer equivalent to post-graduate diploma level - Completed e-learning MEO core training modules prior to starting in the post **Desirable** - Degree in a relevant discipline e.g. Nursing, Paramedic Science. ### Skills/Knowledge/ Ability **Essential** - General knowledge of clinical/medical terminology - Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to communicate in difficult and emotional situations with empathy and professionalism with all stakeholders. - Ability to work as part of a team and organise fluctuating workload around competing priorities. - IT competent and an ability to quickly become competent in the use of new and potentially unfamiliar IT software systems. Competent in handling sensitive personal identifiable data. - Knowledge of the special requirements of various faith groups and respect for equality and diversity of issues around formalities following a death. - Knowledge of the Coroners & Justice Act 2009 and Notifications of Death Regulations 2019 in respect of the Medical Examiner system - Full understanding of the Medical Examiner system operational remit when incorporated within Bereavement Services or as a stand-alone office ### Professional/ Statutory Registration **Desirable** - Registration with a relevant regulatory body e.g. NMC, HCPC. ## Documents - [senior medical examiner officer frf (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623506) - [senior medical examiner officer jd & ps (pdf, 176.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623505) ## 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.