Job summary
The Medical Examiner Service at the NNUH is seeking experienced senior clinicians to join our team as Medical Examiners. We welcome applications from both Consultants and GP's.
Medical Examiners play a vital role in ensuring accuracy and transparency within the death certification process. This role requires senior clinical expertise, sound judgement, strong communication skills, and a respectful approach when engaging with bereaved families and external stakeholders. Medical Examiners are trained in both the clinical and legal aspects of certification and are supported to complete mandatory national training and the RCPath ME training day within the first three months of appointment.
Three Programmed Activities (PAs) are available on Tuesday AM and Thursday AM/PM. Medical Examiners work to a fixed annual roster (42 sessions per annum), based with the Medical Examiner Service offices on the main NNUH site. This role will require flexibility to support periods of increased service demand.
You will join a close team comprising six Medical Examiner Officers and twelve part-time Medical Examiners. We work in partnership with Bereavement and Mortuary teams, HM Coroner's Office and Registration Services to ensure families receive clear communication and reassurance during the initial phase of bereavement.
If you are a senior clinician seeking a purposeful role that reflects professional pride and meaningful impact within a supportive team, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As a Medical Examiner, you will provide independent senior clinical scrutiny of non-coronial deaths in primary and secondary care.
- You will ensure the cause of death is accurate, appropriately documented, and communicated clearly and compassionately.
- You will review clinical records, liaise with treating teams to confirm the cause of death for the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD), and determine whether statutory referral to HM Coroner is required. Where appropriate, you will speak with the next of kin to explain the cause of death sensitively, addressing and escalating concerns.
- Working with Medical Examiner Officers (MEOs), you will identify concerns about care and ensure these feed into governance and Learning from Deaths process. You will support resident doctors to improve confidence and standard in completing MCCDs.
This role requires a senior clinician with strong independent judgement, professional integrity, and commitment to patient safety and quality improvement. You must be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively.
Key decisions include determining Coroner referral, agreeing or amending the cause of death, and escalating concerns about care or family feedback.
This is a role of responsibility and trust, suited to a thoughtful clinician committed to accuracy, transparency, and compassionate communication.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Details
Date posted
20 February 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£76,038 to £145,478 a year pro rata (pay scale dependant on grade).
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
234-MS2491
Job locations
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer's website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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