Medical Examiner Officer | Croydon Health Services Nhs Trust

You will be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.
You will be part of the Medical Examiner's office ensuring internal and external qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators are managed and achieved and work closely with the bereavement team, mortality team, coronal and registrar services to provide the best experience for bereaved families.
Medical Examiner Officer (Band 6)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Examiner Officer to join the Trust as part of the national implementation of the Medical Examiner system in England and Wales. The aim of this service is to be able to scrutinise deaths within acute hospitals and also the circumstances of all community deaths in the corresponding areas.
You will be a point of contact and source of advice for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and coroner and registration services.
You will be part of the Medical Examiner's office ensuring internal and external qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators are managed and achieved and work closely with the bereavement team, mortality team, coronal and registrar services to provide the best experience for bereaved families. You will also act as an expert within the Trust for mortality processes and systems and ensure all staff are appropriately trained and supported to fulfil their responsibilities relating to the Medical Examiner and Learning from Death agenda.
As a Trust, we are passionate about helping people reach their potential and live well in their communities by providing high quality care in the right place at the right time. We live by our values of compassion, teamwork, professionalism and respect. How we work is as important to us as what we do. Our values and behaviour really matter to us.
Proposed Interview Date: 7th February 2024
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.
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This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jan 2024