Medical Examiner Officer

Skills required for this role • Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with colleagues across ME Offices over the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) area, multidisciplinary teams of doctors and nurses, bereaved families, and Coroners' and Registration services • Strong administrative and computer skills with good attention to detail • A good working knowledge of medical terminology and clinical understanding is essential • Experience in clinical or bereavement care, working with people in sensitive and emotional situations • Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work with competing demands and changing priorities • A commitment to personal development and the development and maintenance of a highly successful Medical Examiner Service across BNSSG. The Medical Examiner Officer role is a highly responsible, challenging, and involved role, and will therefore also require a dedicated and driven applicant. Applicants must have undertaken the mandatory Royal College of Pathologists Medical Examiner e-learning modules (available here: https://www.rcpath.org/profession/medical-examiners/train-to-become-a-medical-examiner-officer.html). Once in post, Medical Examiner Officers will undergo formal training appropriate to the role, as provided by the Royal College of Pathologists and via completion of a training programme portfolio and competence assessment, which must be completed within 12 months of starting in post. The role requires continuous training as part of a lifelong learning role and continuous professional development. The successful candidate(s) will be primarily based at the Community Medical Examiner Office in Frenchay. The role will require multi-site working and travel to other sites in Bristol and Weston to provide cover across the system, dependent on staffing and the location of cases. Job description Job responsibilities Skills required for this role • Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with colleagues across ME Offices over the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) area, multidisciplinary teams of doctors and nurses, bereaved families, and Coroners' and Registration services • Strong administrative and computer skills with good attention to detail • A good working knowledge of medical terminology and clinical understanding is essential • Experience in clinical or bereavement care, working with people in sensitive and emotional situations • Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work with competing demands and changing priorities • A commitment to personal development and the development and maintenance of a highly successful Medical Examiner Service across BNSSG. The Medical Examiner Officer role is a highly responsible, challenging, and involved role, and will therefore also require a dedicated and driven applicant. Applicants must have undertaken the mandatory Royal College of Pathologists Medical Examiner e-learning modules (available here: https://www.rcpath.org/profession/medical-examiners/train-to-become-a-medical-examiner-officer.html). Once in post, Medical Examiner Officers will undergo formal training appropriate to the role, as provided by the Royal College of Pathologists and via completion of a training programme portfolio and competence assessment, which must be completed within 12 months of starting in post. The role requires continuous training as part of a lifelong learning role and continuous professional development. The successful candidate(s) will be primarily based at the Community Medical Examiner Office in Frenchay. The role will require multi-site working and travel to other sites in Bristol and Weston to provide cover across the system, dependent on staffing and the location of cases.