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Lead Medical Examiner

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Harrow, HA1 3UJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 November 2026

13 days left

Job description

The Lead Medical Examiner will provide senior clinical leadership and professional oversight of the Medical Examiner service delivered by London North...

  • Provide senior clinical and professional leadership to the LNWH Medical Examiner service.
  • Oversee the quality, consistency and independence of Medical Examiner scrutiny across hospital, primary care, community and partner-provider settings.
  • Provide professional support, advice and peer leadership to Medical Examiners working within the service.
  • Work in partnership with the Lead Medical Examiner Officer and operational management team to support effective service delivery, capacity planning and development.
  • Maintain effective relationships with organisations whose deaths are scrutinised by the LNWH Medical Examiner Office.
  • Represent the LNWH Medical Examiner service within the Trust and at relevant local, regional and national forums.
  • Contribute to the identification of concerns, themes, patterns and opportunities for learning arising from the scrutiny of deaths.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

Qualifications

Essential: - Must have successfully completed the mandatory components of the national online medical examiner curriculum; - Primary medical qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Registered medical practitioner with a licence to practise from the General Medical Council (GMC) and a minimum of five years' experience as a fully registered medical practitioner.

Desirable: - Experience working as a medical examiner; - Experience working in bereavement/ end of life

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

15 October 2026

Last checked

19 October 2026

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About the employer

LNW
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

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