Medical Examiner Officer
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
The closing date is 23 June 2026.
We will not provide sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
* To act as an intermediary between the bereaved and clinicians to establish and resolve any concerns relating to a patient's death.
* To act as a source of expertise, advice and knowledge for relatives and healthcare professionals involved in the process.
* Work with medical examiners to aid them in their responsibility for overseeing the death certification process for all deceased patients in the organisation.
* 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.
Job responsibilities
* To assist in highlighting cases for assessment by the Structured Judgement Review team (SJR), Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP), Clinical Governance teams and the Learning Disability Review Teams (LeDeR).
* To refer patients to the coroner for further investigation on approval by the medical examiner.
* Maintain an awareness of the diverse needs of users of the medical examiner system to ensure equality to any particular group defined by sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
* To provide training / guidance on the ME system for medical students and doctors in training or local employment on an ongoing basis.
* To ensure all patient records are accurate, maintained and updated to include the outcome of the ME scrutiny and these are kept secure.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check is required for this post. The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure will be required to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata per annum.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 218‑AC‑B5‑8067088
Job locations: University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire
#J-18808-Ljbffr