Job summary
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly skilled professional person to join the award-winning bereavement, medical examiner & mortuary services team as an Anatomical Pathology Technologist.
Are you a highly organised, compassionate and innovative individual with a strong background in mortuary services? Are you seeking a challenging role where you can uphold and enhance the care we provide to all our deceased patients and our bereaved and uphold exceptional practices and exceed expectations? As the Anatomical Pathology Technologist, you will support and contribute to the day-to-day operations of our mortuary facilities at both Royal Free Hospital and Barnet Hospital, ensuring the efficient and respectful care of our deceased patients. You will work closely with a team of dedicated mortuary team, bereavement and medical examiner service, bereavement midwives, spiritual care and funeral directors, amongst others, to deliver exceptional service to all concerned. As well as patient care, you will support in the management of fail-safe running of the facilities and all equipment.
Your expertise, skill and experience will also enable you to partake in the post-mortem service at the Trust and be a developer and provider of ongoing education and training across the Trust as needed.
Main duties of the job
You must have a RSPH Level 3 Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology and have demonstrable experience of working in a mortuary setting. Experience in high risk post-mortems would be welcomed.
You will have good technical knowledge of mortuary policy, procedure, and human anatomy. As well as a good understanding of health and safety legislation and working in compliance with HTA guidelines.
You will feel comfortable producing and completing Risk Assessments, vertical and horizontal audits, reviewing SOPs and using Q-Pulse as QMS.
You will be a resilient individual, you will have the ability to deal with difficult situations and manage sensitive information securely. You will have the ability to take an organised approach to your own workload, working individually and as part of a team, whilst dealing with conflicting priorities and ensure a patient care focused approach.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About us
Continual growth of our service means we have a vacancy for an Anatomical Pathology Technologist; the successful candidate would join our small team of two mortuary techs, an assistant and the mortuary manager.
The successful candidate will work alongside the mortuary manager and the mortuary team in developing and delivering exemplary services and be vital in the further innovations and enhancements in our service to all those who are part of the journey when a patient dies at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. As a member of the team, you will embody the Trust values throughout all you do, living and demonstrating the values and remodelling these vital positive traits and behaviours to our team and the wider Trust population.
As a Trust, we at the Mortuary Services of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, know that we have a responsibility and the opportunity to embed the safest possible memory in those who are bereaved and struggling through some of the worst times in life; we have one chance to do this right and we can do this through our passion and absolute determination to serve. The successful post holder will uphold this belief and be an integral member of this award-winning team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The APT will join the on-call roster when they have attained a sufficient level of competency. Participation in the on-call roster would entitle the candidate to an standby and on-call payments.
The role of the APT is demanding and will require physical skill, dexterity and exertion and would suit someone with a proven track record of resilience and independence.
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person Specification
Education and qualification
Essential
- RSPH Level 3 Diploma in Heatlhcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology)
- Committed to own personal development and evidence of regular attendance at training days (CPD)
Desirable
- HTA Informed consent trained
- RSPH Level 4 Diploma in Healthcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology)
- Member of the Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology (AAPT)
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of team work
- Previous experience of mortuary work
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with bereaved in a hospital environment.
- Previous experience with QPulse
- Previous experience of auditing
Skills
Essential
- Ability to perform area specific core clinical competencies
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of working effectively in a team
- Ability to problem solving and use initiative
- Evidence of professional development
- Ability to deal with potentially distressing situations
- Awareness of the Human Tissue Act/Authority
- Awareness of infection control
- Awareness of bereavement, cultural and religious needs
Personal qualities
Essential
- Caring, compassionate, diplomatic and calm
- Able to work on call
- Committed to develop self and others
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital and Barnet Hospital
London
NW3 2QG