Medical Examiner Officer LeadNHS

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Nuneaton, CV10 7DU Permanent £39,959 to £48,117

Posted 30 July 2026 Closing date 20 August 2026

Bermuda Park Rail Station (1.2 miles away) Nuneaton Bus Station (1.1 miles away)

Job summary

Medical Examiner Officer Lead

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working arrangements considered)

Permanent

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Closing Date: Thursday 20th August 2026

Interview Date: Monday 14th September 2026

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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To support medical examiners in their role in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death. To be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.

Main duties of the job

Act independently within statutory requirements governing all aspects of Medical review workload.
To establish the circumstances of individual patient deaths by performing a preliminary review of medical records to identify clinical and circumstantial information, sourcing additional details where required, for scrutiny by the medical examiner.
To assist in highlighting cases for further assessment through the Serious Incident Framework, Structured Judgment Review (SJR), Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP), Mortality and Morbidity Meetings (M&M) Directorate Governance Meetings and the Learning Disability Review (LeDeR).
To refer patients to the coroner for further investigation on approval by the Medical Examiner
To organise and manage the rota for the Medical Examiners to ensure daily cover.
Maintain an awareness of the diverse needs of users of the medical examiner system to ensure equality to any group defined by sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
Full compliance with secure handling of patient identifiable data is essential.
To work with the Regional Medical Examiner Officer to maintain the Medical Examiner service in line with national proposals and lead the development of the Medical Examiner service in the community in conjunction with the Lead Medical Examiner.
Attend regional MEO, Service and other ME Meetings when directed.
Line manages the Medical Examiner Officer(s).

Job description

Educated to Batchelors degree level, or evidence of study/equivalent practical experience at an advanced level; this might include nursing and/or other clinical experience.
To have qualifications/skills in day-to-day operational/process management of a customer-facing service where users may have unpredictable and emotionally charged needs.
Make judgements regarding workload and performance management, assessment of review of deaths procedures, quality of outcomes and systems and processes.
Highly evolved empathetic and self-awareness skills to deal with bereaved families who may have barriers to understanding information due to their grief or disability.
Advance keyboard skills and use of IT packages.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Maintains databases and creates statistical reports
Participate in education and training associated with and appropriate to the Medical Examiner service.
To have an understanding of medical terminology that enables informed discussions about causes/circumstances of death with bereaved families, clinicians, coroner and registration service staff.
Knowledge of the statutory process around death certification legal frameworks and how the medical examiner system aligns with other related organisations and NHS initiatives.
Knowledge of a range of procedures and practices relating to the management and provision of death/mortality reviews acquired through formal training to degree level or equivalent experience.
The ability to work in a highly pressurised, unpredictable environment where bereavement care is central to the service delivery.
Specialist knowledge of various faith groups funeral wishes/practices to enable respectful compliance with tight and specific timescales and procedures.
Computer literate to use multiple IT software for recording personal identifiable data and producing statistical information for the National Medical Examiners office and Public Health surveillance.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

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