Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Examiners Office
- Grade
- Consultant/General Practitioner
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 1 session per week
- Job ref
- 384-PD-EMF19080
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medical Examiner Office
- Town
- Guildford
- Closing
- 16/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Examiner
Consultant/General Practitioner
Job overview
We are currently recruitment for several Medical Examiners on a permanent basis for 1 PA/week.
Medical Examiners are senior, independent doctors specifically trained to review deaths through a process of proportionate review, discussion with the attending practitioner and discussion with the bereaved. The Medical Examiner service delivers independent review of all deaths in both the hospital and community setting.
Main duties of the job
Medical Examiners work with Medical Examiner Officers to:
- Ensure compliance with legal and procedural requirements associated with the current process of certification and registration of deaths.
- Scrutinise the certified cause of death offered by attending practitioners in a way that is proportionate, consistent and compliant with national guidance.
- To discuss and explain the cause of death with next of kin/informants in a transparent, tactful and sympathetic manner.
- Maintain comprehensive, timely records of all deaths scrutinised, enabling analysis to provide information to healthcare providers and the National Medical Examiners office
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.
To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the advert, and attached job description for full details of the role and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration and licensed to practice with the GMC
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Candidates must have successfully completed the mandatory e-learning by the time they start the role
- Candidates must attend a face to face training session within their first 12 months in post
- MEs should have an up-to-date knowledge of causes of death and an understanding of the legal frameworks associated with the death certification process
- Ability to manage sensitive information under tight timescales with a proportionate approach
- Knowledge of the special requirements of various faith groups
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Amy Watret
- Job title
- Lead Medical Examiner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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