Medical Examiner Officer
The Medical Examiner Service provides a full scrutiny of death service 7 days a week, which requires Medical Examiner Officer cover on a rota basis.
You can apply to become a Medical Examiner Officer if:
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You are educated to degree level or have equivalent practical experience
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You have qualifications/skills in day-to-day operational/process management of a customer-facing service where users may have unpredictable and emotionally charged needs.
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You have 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.
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You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
In addition, you’ll need to demonstrate:
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You have an understanding of medical terminology that enables informed discussions about causes/circumstances of death with bereaved families, clinicians, coroner and registration service staff.
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You have knowledge of the statutory process around death certification legal frameworks and how the medical examiner system aligns with other related organisations and NHS initiatives.
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You have the ability to work in a highly pressurised, unpredictable environment where bereavement care is central to the service delivery.
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You have knowledge of various faith groups’ funeral wishes/practices to enable respectful compliance with tight and specific timescales and procedures.
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You are computer literate to use multiple IT software for recording personal identifiable data and producing statistical information for the National Medical Examiner’s office and Public Health surveillance.
The Medical Examiner Officer Job Description can be accessed
here
Appointment to the role of Medical Examiner Officer is contingent on the completion of the mandatory components of an E Learning Programme and completion of the Face to Face Training Session within 3 months of appointment. Additional training once in post will be given to allow for the completion of the Medical Examiner Officer Training Portfolio. Medical Examiner Officer remuneration and terms and conditions will be at Agenda for Change
Band 5. Further information on Medical Examiner officers and training can be found
here
The
E Learning Module can be accessed
here.
Medical Examiner Operations Support Officer
The Operations Support Officer is an administrative post supporting the scrutiny of death service 5 days a week Monday to Friday. You can apply to become an Operations Support Officer if:
- You have experience of working in an administrative role /office environment.
- You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- You have excellent organisational skills
- You have experience of working in an environment under pressure and to strict deadlines.
- You have experience of working in Multi-disciplinary teams
The Operational Support Officers provides administrative and operational support and liaises directly with stakeholders such as Health Boards, Primary Care and Coroner. Full training once in post will be provided. Operations Support Officer remuneration and terms and conditions will be at Agenda for Change Band 3.
Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh for all roles.