Bereavement/Medical Examiner Officer

Job overview

To provide the bereaved with explanation, transparency and early opportunity to ask questions or raise concerns. To improve accuracy and quality in all aspects of the medical certification of the cause of death. To ensure appropriate referral to the Coroner when necessary. To safeguard the public through consistent scrutiny of all non-coronal deaths. To support clinical governance in learning and improvement.

Main duties of the job

The Bereavement officer / MEO will support Medical Examiners in their role in reviewing, report writing and scrutinising the circumstances and causes of death. They will be a point of contact, allow continuity and be a source of advice and support for relatives of deceased patients, healthcare professionals and Coroners and Registration services.
In addition the role will guide families through the process of the legal and administrative processes following a death ensuring the families feel fully supported throughout.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. 

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. 

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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.