About this role
Job summary
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking Mortuary Assistants to join our friendly and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who shares our commitment to delivering exceptional, compassionate and dignified care to the deceased and those important to them.
The Mortuary forms part of the Department of End of Life, Spiritual and Support Services at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is a busy and diverse service working closely with internal teams such as Spiritual and Pastoral Care, the Bereavement Centre, Histopathology, Hospital Wards (including Maternity) and the Emergency Department, as well as external organisations including HM Coroner's Office, Police and Funeral Directors.
Key Responsibilities
Control the admission and release of deceased patients to and from the Mortuary, ensuring accurate identification, registration, weighing, measuring and labelling. Prepare and organise deceased patients for viewing by relatives or Police, respecting cultural and religious beliefs and maintaining dignity at all times. Facilitate viewings out of hours when required. Undertake routine mortuary work to a high standard, ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures and hospital policies.
You'll be part of a dedicated team that values respect, dignity and compassion. We offer a supportive environment where your contribution is valued and makes a real difference to families and those important to the deceased.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements Essential
Understands the functions and environment of a mortuary Substantial knowledge of forensic, technical and infection procedures
Desirable
Experience of working with the recently bereaved or in the mortuary setting/ funeral industry
Qualifications Essential
Good standard of education including literacy and numeracy skills up to GCSE leve Equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience to certificate in Anatomical Pathology Technology Excellent Computer Skills and keyboard skills, including Microsoft Office
Desirable
Enhanced IT Skills - able to use Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Outlook) Moving and handling skills Level 1 communication training qualification 4 GSCE's including English and Maths
Further Training Essential
Competency programme Minor Technical Procedures Training and Competency Level 1 communication training
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a busy environment Equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience to Certificate in Anatomical Pathology Technology Able to work as part of a team Willingness to learn Sympathetic, caring attitude and able to cope with distressing circumstances Able to work alone Excellent communicator and high level of interpersonal skills, including dealing with the bereaved
Desirable
Previous mortuary or relevant experience
Contractual Requirements Essential
Rostered on any of the 5 out of 7 days of the week Participate in the mortuary out of hours rota Work in a flexible manner
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.
Employer details Employer name Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)