Mortuary Assistant will liaise with Trust colleagues, HM Majesty’s (HM) Coroner, Undertakers and other external agencies to provide a caring, compassionate mortuary service. Supporting the Mortuary Manager and their deputies with running the service with fellow APTs. The post holder will participate in the out of hours on call rota, once suitably trained and competency assessed.

To contribute to the conveyance of a mortuary service ensuring exceptional standards are achieved and sustained at all times.

The post holder will be trained to use all equipment and perform all duties in accordance with standard operating procedures under strict supervision with regular competency assessments.

Ensure dignity and respect for the deceased is maintained at all times.

Contribute to the maintenance of quality management systems to maintain Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

To assist during normal working hours with the receipt and proper storage of deceased patients, checking the correct identification at every stage and release of deceased patients to the duly authorised persons ensuring that they meet quality standards of identification and documentation as defined in Standard Operating Procedures.

Daily preparing and measuring of deceased patients.

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

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On instruction, regular removing prostheses and complex pacemakers -implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD’s) before cremation.

• Assisting the Pathologists at Post-Mortem (PM) both digital and invasive,( including the preliminary dissection of deceased patients with strict supervision by a qualified Anatomical Pathology Technician (APT) for trainee APT) or mortuary assistants will follow supervised instruction for supporting duties in PM room, the correct labelling, weighing and treatment of specimens taken for laboratory examination.
• With support and supervision from qualified APT prepare/handle deceased patients from the community who may be decomposing or disfigured through Road Traffic Accident (RTA), other trauma or fire damage.