Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Examiner Officer

The closing date is 27 January 2026

Job summary

To support the Medical Examiners (ME) in their role scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death. To be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased general practitioner patients, healthcare professionals, General Practitioners, hospice and practice staff, and HM Coroner and registration services.

To support in the integration and implementation of systems and processes relating to the Medical Examiner role and the national learning from deaths strategy.

This is a hybrid office of bereavement services and medical examiner offices. This post is principally a Medical Examiner Officer role but there is overlap with the Bereavement Officer role.

To work closely with other team members to provide an exemplar service to the Medical Examiners, families of the deceased and the Lead Medical Examiner.

To support the mortality systems of various stakeholders (Trust, GPs, Hospice), by providing relevant data required to ensure internal and external qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators are managed and achieved.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job Description, Person Specification for a detailed outline of job requirements

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience Dependant on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-CORP-7699211-B6

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington

OX3 9DU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description, Person Specification for a detailed outline of job requirements

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description, Person Specification for a detailed outline of job requirements

Person Specification

Essential

oEducated to degree level, in coroners office, nursing or other clinical speciality or evidence of study/equivalent practical experience at an advanced level.
oHighly evolved empathetic and self-awareness skills to deal with bereaved families who may have barriers to understanding information due to their grief or disability.
oComputer literate to use multiple IT software for recording personal identifiable data and producing statistical information

Desirable

oCompletion of mandatory e-LfH MEO training (26 modules)

Person Specification

Essential

oEducated to degree level, in coroners office, nursing or other clinical speciality or evidence of study/equivalent practical experience at an advanced level.
oHighly evolved empathetic and self-awareness skills to deal with bereaved families who may have barriers to understanding information due to their grief or disability.
oComputer literate to use multiple IT software for recording personal identifiable data and producing statistical information

Desirable

oCompletion of mandatory e-LfH MEO training (26 modules)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington

OX3 9DU

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington

OX3 9DU

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)