A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
A rewarding opportunity has become available for a Mortuary Administrator and Tissue Coordinator to join the Mortuary team at West Herts NHS Teaching Trust.
We welcome applications from individuals with experience in a mortuary setting in a support role.
The role requires maintaining accurate traceability records for all post-mortem retained tissue and whole organs, in line with HTA regulations.
A strong understanding of HTA standards and relevant codes, particularly those related to traceability, families’ wishes, and consent for retention, is essential.
With a newly built body store mortuary at the Watford site and a refurbished mortuary and post-mortem suite set to open at the Hemel site in early 2025, this is a key time to become part of the team.
The successful candidate will work Monday to Friday across both the Watford and Hemel sites, supporting the senior team in the daily operations of the Mortuary.
Reporting to the Senior Site APT, with direct accountability to the Mortuary Manager, they will ensure compliance with regulations concerning retained post-mortem tissue.
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the Mortuary to discuss the role before applying.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Feb 2025