About this role
Competition # : 49710 Department: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Location: DARTMOUTH Type of Employment: Relief Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG Closing Date: 03-Sep-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) About Us
The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service investigates deaths of persons who die from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent good health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility, or in any suspicious or unusual manner. Our service is also responsible for approving cremations.
The Medical Examiner Service serves the people of Nova Scotia by providing impartial, professional, compassionate, and accurate medicolegal death investigation. We serve Nova Scotians by providing compassionate service that meets the highest standards of science. We are committed to educating the next generation of forensic scientists. We collaborate with our partners in health care and health surveillance to prevent deaths.
About Our Opportunity
Reporting to the Director, the Forensic Evidence Specialist(s), (hereafter 'FES') are leadership positions with advanced technical skill and experience in forensic digital imaging and evidence processing for the Medical Examiner Service. The incumbent(s) will provide photographic documentation to assist specialists in the laboratory and the field. The FES is responsible for all components of the forensic digital imaging and evidence program, including: service delivery, budgeting, contracting, quality control and standards, training, policy, site logistics and archive management. Service delivery includes project management, scheduling, evidence chain of custody, and technical preparation and processing.
The incumbent(s) operates digital SLR cameras for medical-legal specimen and evidence documentation of autopsies and death scenes, anatomical structures, gross and microsc