Description
We are seeking a Senior Medical Examiner Officer to support medical examiners in scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death. As a Senior Medical Examiner Officer, you will be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals, HM Coroner, and registration services. You will contribute to the integration and implementation of systems and processes relating to the Medical Examiners role and the national learning from deaths strategy.
The main duties of the job include:
- Providing day-to-day operational leadership and supervision to the Medical Examiner Officer team
- Acting as the first point of escalation for operational issues, workload pressures, and complex concerns
- Supporting workforce coordination, service continuity, and consistent working practices across the Medical Examiner service
- Being responsible for the daily management of the medical examiner officers, including work allocation, performance/attendance issues, and participating in recruitment, appraisal, and personal development planning
The Medical Examiner service is hosted at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and is responsible for the scrutiny of all non-coronial deaths at both University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, as well as community deaths in the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich.
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year, per annum, plus HCA Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full-time