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Mortuary Support Worker | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 31 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2024 |
| Location: | Hull, HU3 2JZ |
| Company: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6305747/356-24-6305747 |
Summary
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Kingston upon Hull City Council operate a joint mortuary and bereavement service providing mortuary and post-mortem facilities for the county of East Yorkshire.
The service is currently run across two sites at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. The Mortuary undertake approximately 1800 post mortem examinations a year.
Due to recent expansion we are looking to recruit support staff to assist in the delivery of the service. Support staff provide general support to qualified and trainee staff in undertaking front of house duties including admission and release of patients, assist with viewings and handle calls from service users and public offering support and advise as required.
It is anticipated that this role will be offered with progression to a band 4 mortuary assistant upon completion of the relevant competencies and training to a suitable candidate. This role would therefore be suited to those wishing to progress within the field of anatomical pathology Technology.
Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
The post holder will perform a wide range of tasks to support the Mortuary and Bereavement Services in the provision and delivery of an efficient and effective Mortuary & Bereavement service.
There will also be a requirement to work at alternate storage facility at Castle Hill. Duties will include:
Admission and release of deceased patients, Maintaining and updating Eden patient database, Accurately recording deaths on both Lorenzo and NHS spine, Assist in preparation and undertaking viewings and formal identifications when required, Cleaning duties ensuring transitional areas are maintained and disinfected as required, Assist with transportation & collection of deceased when required, Ensure compliance with departmental Standard operational procedures and Human Tissue Authority standards. Removal of implantable devices and reconstruction when required.
Administrative duties will be a significant part of the role including documenting information in patient files, updating of computer systems and filing. You will be expected to provide cover across sites as and when required.
This may include working additional hours to cover Annual leave and sickness when necessary and will require lone working when at satellite site. The Mortuary & Bereavement service is a reactive service and workloads can vary greatly from day to day. You must have excellent organisation and time management skills and the ability to adapt rapidly to ever changing workloads
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Jun 2024