• Job Description

  Req#: C9229-24-0729?language=en&page=90&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is a unique opportunity to participate in the national implementation and development of the Medical Examiner (ME)service. Medical Examiners scrutinise all deaths that are not under investigation by a coroner.

  Hereford implemented their service in its acute hospital in 2019. It has proved successful with staff and relatives alike. In June 2021 NHS England issued an instruction to roll out a similar system to cover deaths in all settings. The statutory date for this to commence is 9th September 2024.

  General information about medical examiner training and the nature of the job is available for the Royal College of Pathologists at :

  RCP Medical Examiner Training

  Statutory communication is available at:

  NHS England - Statutory update

  Main duties of the job

  Taking information from the attending doctors, digital medical records and from the family of the deceased, the ME advises on death certification and referral, as required, to the coroner. They also review the quality of care give and feedback compliments, questions and suggestions to relevant members of the team with the aim of improving care quality.

  About us

  Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.

  Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

  We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

  More than 3,000 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

  We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

  Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

  Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

  Date posted

  19 July 2024

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Doctor - other

  Salary

  £68,975 to £104,085 a year Per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  229-GT-6465127

  Job locations

  Wye Valley NHS Trust

  Stonebow Road

  Hereford

  HR1 2ER

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The attached job description and personal spec gives full details of this Nationally funded role which forms part of the death certification process

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The attached job description and personal spec gives full details of this Nationally funded role which forms part of the death certification process

  Person Specification

  Knowledge, Skills and Performance

  Essential

  • Fulfil the requirements for completion of Confirmatory Cremation Form 5 i.e. Medical practitioner registered and licensed to practise in the UK by the GMC of at least five years' standing
  • MEs should have up-to-date knowledge of causes of death and an understanding of the legal frameworks associated with death certification processes

  Desirable

  • Assessment of care in current organisation

  Safety and Quality - Clinical Governance

  Essential

  • Knowledge of local and national clinical governance systems and an understanding of how the ME can work collaboratively to improve patient safety by identifying sub optimal clinical and organisational performance.

  Communication and teamwork

  Essential

  • EAbility to work as part of a team and organise a fluctuating workload around competing priorities and numerous interruptions.

  Personal qualities and behavioural attributes

  Essential

  • Have the resilience to manage own reaction to frequently distressing situations and support others within the team.

  Person Specification

  Knowledge, Skills and Performance

  Essential

  • Fulfil the requirements for completion of Confirmatory Cremation Form 5 i.e. Medical practitioner registered and licensed to practise in the UK by the GMC of at least five years' standing
  • MEs should have up-to-date knowledge of causes of death and an understanding of the legal frameworks associated with death certification processes

  Desirable

  • Assessment of care in current organisation

  Safety and Quality - Clinical Governance

  Essential

  • Knowledge of local and national clinical governance systems and an understanding of how the ME can work collaboratively to improve patient safety by identifying sub optimal clinical and organisational performance.

  Communication and teamwork

  Essential

  • EAbility to work as part of a team and organise a fluctuating workload around competing priorities and numerous interruptions.

  Personal qualities and behavioural attributes

  Essential

  • Have the resilience to manage own reaction to frequently distressing situations and support others within the team.

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Wye Valley NHS Trust

  Address

  Wye Valley NHS Trust

  Stonebow Road

  Hereford

  HR1 2ER

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Wye Valley NHS Trust

  Address

  Wye Valley NHS Trust

  Stonebow Road

  Hereford

  HR1 2ER

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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