Job summary
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community Trust providing services at Rotherham Hospital and across the borough to a population of 264,700 people.
The trust provides a full range of district hospital and community services to Rotherham and the surrounding area alongside partner organisations.
The trust aims to build a healthier future for their patients, their carers and families, their staff, and for anyone they care for. The trust is committed to implementing a vision that integrates hospital and community services and empowers their clinicians and managers to deliver real benefits to patients and their carers. They do this by providing healthcare services where they are most convenient and best suit their patients' needs.
The Trust is an Associate Teaching Hospital of the University of Sheffield and has an active research program delivered through local, regional, national and international research networks and consortia.
The Trust operates out of a number of sites: Rotherham Hospital; Rotherham Community Health Centre (RCHC); Breathing Space; Park Rehabilitation Centre (PRC) and Kimberworth Place.
Main duties of the job
Assist and support the Site Leads and other staff with all mortuary activities using local SOPs and trust policies.
Understand and work to core mortuary duties detailed in the job description.
To liaise with the bereavement officer(s), funeral directors and coroners officer in the documentation and release of deceased patients from the mortuary.
To liaise with other partners and stakeholders both internal and external to the trust.
Sympathetic engagement of persons viewing the deceased, to ensure relatives are supported and treated with courtesy, respect, and consideration always.
Encouraged to seek further learning opportunities both internal and external to the trust.
Must ensure mandatory training is completed in a timely manner.
Actively participate in team meetings and continued development of the service.
Ensure you can keep to and maintain deadlines.
To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
* Level 3 diploma in anatomical pathology technology
* Years experience as a senior APT
* Knowledge of core mortuary duties and legal regulations
* Additional experience and training i.e. bereavement training, leadership training
* Must be HCPC registered
Why NHS Professionals?
In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits:
* Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
* First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
* Dedicated consultants
* Flexible working options
* Free DBS and free training
* Build holiday allowance
* Support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime on 03330 407552
* Stakeholder pension scheme
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Level 3 diploma in anatomical pathology technology
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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