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- Address
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Whinney Heys Road
- Blackpool
- Lancashire
- FY3 8NR
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Medical Examiner
Closed for applications on: 24-Dec-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 24-Dec-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Address
- Whinny Heys Road
- Town
- Blackpool
- Postcode
- FY3 8NR
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 1 session per week (1 PA to be provided flexibly to meet the needs of the service)
Salary
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Specialty
- Main area
- Medical Examiner
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
The Medical Examiner Service at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been established successfully since 2020. We are now looking to recruit 2 x enthusiastic and highly motivated Medical Examiners (MEs) for 1 x PA/Sessions per week each.
Our service of MEs and Medical Examiner Officers (MEOs) combine clinical and administrative skills, compassion and sensitivity and a commitment to engage with bereaved families to complete a review of every in-hospital and community death across Blackpool and the Fylde Coast.
In addition to effective scrutiny of MCCDs (death certificates), MEs provide medical advice to coroners and advice to certifying doctors. They work with NHS colleagues to use the information they collect to support clinical governance and they assist in training doctors and other healthcare professionals on the appropriate certification of death.
All Medical Examiner undergo formal training appropriate to the role, as stipulated by the Royal College of Pathologists, and will continue to train on the job as part of a lifelong learning role.
Advert
The ME Office is an independent service hosted by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role of the team is to: -
· provide greater safeguards for the public by ensuring proper scrutiny of all non - coronial deaths
· ensure the appropriate referral of deaths to the coroner
· provide a better service for the bereaved and an opportunity for them to raise any concerns to a Doctor not involved in the care of the deceased
· improve the quality of death certification
· improve the quality of mortality data
Working for our organisation
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Our strategic vision for 2020 is:
"As a high performing Trust, operating as part of an integrated care system, we will provide high quality, safe and effective care. This will be achieved in a financially sustainable way, through our skilled and motivated workforce".
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Medical Examiners (MEs) are appropriately trained doctors who will verify clinical information on Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCDs) and ensure that the right referrals are made to the coroner for further investigation. A practicing medical practitioner who has been on the General Medical Council register for a minimum of five years post registration can apply to be a medical examiner. It is recommended that medical examiners are consultant grade doctors from a range of disciplines (including GP Principles). MEs will take a consistent approach to the formulation of MCCD, content, which must be clinically accurate and reflect any discussions with the next of kin/informant. MEs must not have been involved in the care of the deceased patients for deaths they scrutinise. The Medical Examiner office is hosted by the Acute Trust but remains independent in its function to independently scrutinise all deaths within the Blackpool area.
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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Clearance by Occupational Health to carry out the full range of duties of the post.
- Completion of the mandatory components of the national online medical examiner curriculum.
- Completion of the face-to-face RCP training programme
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant subject
Expreince & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up-to-date knowledge of causes of death and an understanding of the legal frameworks associated with death certification processes.
- Knowledge of the special requirements of various faith groups and respect for equality and diversity
Desirable criteria
- Experience of practicing as a Medical Examiner
- Experience of managing/delivering postgraduate training.
Skills and ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to identify available data sources to support the detection and analysis of concerns and to recognise gaps in available knowledge.
- IT skills including use of email and commonly used office software
- Willingness to undertake training required for the job.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Mick Brack
- Job title
- Lead Medical Examiner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 953413
No longer accepting applications
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