About this role
Job summary
The Medical Examiner Service in Torbay and South Devon welcomes applications to join our well established team. We are looking for 2 General Practitioners or Consultants registered as a medical practitioner throughout the previous 5 years at the date of application. The ideal candidates will:
Have extensive experience of working within Primary Care and Community Services settings
Have experience and knowledge of the legal and ethical requirements of death reporting, MCCDs and Coroner referrals
Have an interest and/or experience in service development
Have registered to undertake or completed the Medical Examiner Core Modules
Main duties of the job
The post is part of a team of Medical Examiners who scrutinise deaths and support medical colleagues in determining accurate causes of deaths. Supported by Medical Examiner Officers you will review the clinical notes and liaise with next of kin to assess any points of learning and or feedback for improvement.
For full details please refer to the Job Description
About us
Why Work With Us
The Torbay and South Devon Medical Examiner Service is hosted at Torbay Hospital and is responsible for scrutiny of all non coronial deaths within the Torbay and South Devon locality.
Job description Job responsibilities
In 2007, in response to the recommendations of the Shipman Inquiry, the Department of Health (DoH) called for reform of the current death certification process. Based upon the Inquirys findings, the DoH proposed that a new role of Medical Examiner be established within healthcare environments. Medical Examiners (MEs) are appropriately trained senior doctors who will verify clinical information on Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCDs), to ensure appropriate referrals to the Coroner and accuracy and consistency of MCCD content. They will be responsible for the scrutiny of the documentation and circumstances arising from the majority of deaths in England and Wales.
Attached is a full Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
As per person specification ME training completed
Experience Essential
as per person specification
Desirable
Current experience in community setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address Torbay Hospital
Lowes Bridge,
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
Employer's website https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)