Medical Examiner Officer

Job summary

You will be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.

You will be part of the Medical Examiner's office ensuring internal and external qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators are managed and achieved and work closely with the bereavement team, mortality team, coronal and registrar services to provide the best experience for bereaved families.

Main duties of the job

Medical Examiner Officer - Band 6, Part-Time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Maternity Leave cover of a Medical Examiner Officer to join the Trust as part of the national implementation of the Medical Examiner system in England and Wales. The aim of this service is to be able to scrutinise deaths within acute hospitals and alsothe circumstances of all community deaths in the corresponding areas.

You will be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.

You will be part of the Medical Examiner's office ensuring internal and external qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators are managed and achieved and work closely with the bereavement team, mortality team, coronal and registrar services to provide the best experience for bereaved families. You will also act as an expert within the Trust for mortality processes and systems and ensure all staff are appropriately trained and supported to fulfil their responsibilities relating to the Medical Examiner and Learning from Death agenda.

This role is fixed term for maternity leave cover until July 2024.

The role is 0.6wte (22 1/2 hours per week) and there can be flexibility on hours/days worked.

Proposed Interview Date - 4th September 2023

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:o Croydon University Hospitalo Purley Hospitalo The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heatho Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodsideo A minor injuries unit in New AddingtonThe Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our Vision:"Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it"Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:o You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staffo You feel in safe hands with highly professional staffo You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicianso You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to homeo You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

We are one of 17 Trusts in the country who have been accepted as national pioneers on staff engagement and empowerment, through the adoption of "Listening into Action" as a new way of working. The approach we are taking to "Listening into Action" is new and different.