GP Medical Examiner in Milton Keynes inMilton Keynes PUBLISHED SAT 30 DEC 2023 Jump to job information section

• To ensure compliance with the legal and procedural requirements associated with the current and proposed reformed processes of certification, investigation by coroners and registration of deaths.
• To scrutinise the certified causes of death offered by attending doctors in a way that is proportionate, consistent and compliant with the proposed national protocol.
• To ensure that any concerns about the death raised by any concerned party are reviewed and actioned accordingly.
• To ensure that any concerns about the standard of care received by the deceased are escalated appropriately for investigation for system wide learning.
• To discuss and explain the cause of death with next of kin/informants in a transparent, tactful and sympathetic manner.
• To ensure that all users of the ME system are treated with respect and are not discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
• To maintain comprehensive records of all deaths scrutinised.
• To participate in relevant clinical governance activities relating to death certification including audits, mortality review processes and investigations regarding formal complaints about patient care.
• To support the training of junior doctors in their understanding of death certification and promote good practice in accurate completion of MCCDs.
• To work with medical examiner officers (MEOs), delegating duties as appropriate.
• To adopt a collaborative working relationship with other MEs by sharing experiences and expertise to support peer learning and set uniform standards of service delivery.

Job title:GP Medical Examiner

Department:Bereavement

Salary:£75 per hour

Hours:Up to 4 hrs p/w on a Monday

Interview date: Thursday 14th of November

We are looking to recruit to our Medical Examiner Service and require cover for Monday afternoons.

A vacancy has arisen in our supportive, experienced and dynamic team. The Medical Examiners are from a range of clinical backgrounds, and applications are invited from any medically qualified practitioner who has been on the full GMC register for a minimum of five years.

As a new Medical Examiner, you will be supported by the team, and will shadow a current Medical Examiner for the first few weeks. Training is hosted by the Royal College of Pathologists with peer support being provided in the new role by the existing medical examiners. This is a highly rewarding role that provides essential safeguards within the death certification process, provides support to the bereaved, supports correct referral to HM Coroner and supports the system wide learning and improvement.

Medical examiners (MEs) are appropriately trained doctors who will proportionately scrutinise deceased patients' records against the Cause of Death offered by the certifying practitioner. They are responsible for ensuring that

• the Cause of Death is accurate, and meets the legal requirements for registration,
• there is no requirement for referral of the case to the Coroner for review
• any concerns about the death raised by any concerned party are reviewed and actioned accordingly
• that any concerns about the standard of care received by the deceased are escalated appropriately for investigation for system-wide learning

Medical Examiners are not allowed to scrutinise the death of any patient whose care they have been involved in.