Lead Medical Examiner

Ensure compliance with the legal and procedural requirements associated with death certification, investigation by coroners and registration of deaths Provide leadership for the effective management of the Medical Examiners Office, including the supervision and development of any staff Engage with the lead Medical Examiner and Medical Examiner Officer for the region Adopt a collaborative working relationship with other MEs by sharing experiences and expertise to support peer learning Maintain uniform standards of service delivery. This will include providing feedback to MEs to take into their main appraisal as part of the whole scope of practice Undertake quality assurance of the service, providing feedback to MEs Work with medical examiner officers (MEOs), delegating duties as appropriate Provide leadership and direction to Medical Examiners upon appointment under the guidance of the Chief Medical Officer (notwithstanding the independent nature of the role) Lead complaint responses with regards to the medical examiner service Collaborate with trust patient safety and mortality review teams to enhance learning Continue collaborative working with HM Coroner and other stakeholders Maintain comprehensive records of all deaths scrutinised and undertake analysis to provide information to relevant stakeholders, Facilitate routine analysis of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) information to include within quarterly reports required by the Regional and National Medical Examiner Office. Identify trends, patterns and unusual features of deaths and report to both the Trust patient safety and clinical governance teams and regional/national Medical Examiner Service. Job description Job responsibilities Ensure compliance with the legal and procedural requirements associated with death certification, investigation by coroners and registration of deaths Provide leadership for the effective management of the Medical Examiners Office, including the supervision and development of any staff Engage with the lead Medical Examiner and Medical Examiner Officer for the region Adopt a collaborative working relationship with other MEs by sharing experiences and expertise to support peer learning Maintain uniform standards of service delivery. This will include providing feedback to MEs to take into their main appraisal as part of the whole scope of practice Undertake quality assurance of the service, providing feedback to MEs Work with medical examiner officers (MEOs), delegating duties as appropriate Provide leadership and direction to Medical Examiners upon appointment under the guidance of the Chief Medical Officer (notwithstanding the independent nature of the role) Lead complaint responses with regards to the medical examiner service Collaborate with trust patient safety and mortality review teams to enhance learning Continue collaborative working with HM Coroner and other stakeholders Maintain comprehensive records of all deaths scrutinised and undertake analysis to provide information to relevant stakeholders, Facilitate routine analysis of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) information to include within quarterly reports required by the Regional and National Medical Examiner Office. Identify trends, patterns and unusual features of deaths and report to both the Trust patient safety and clinical governance teams and regional/national Medical Examiner Service.