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Mortuary Assistant | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 per annum ( Pro rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 April 2025 |
| Location: | Westcliff-On-Sea, SS0 0RY |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6890733/390-CSS-SO-9538 |
Summary
The mortuary department forms part of pathology services at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. The mortuary is a busy and diverse service and works closely with other departments including histopathology, bereavement, and maternity, in addition to external organisations such as HM coroners’ office, Essex County council and Essex police to provide optimal care for the deceased and families of the deceased.
The role of mortuary assistant is integral to mortuary operations including daily administration tasks and organisation of the work, including all aspects of body handling, receipt and release, and viewings. You will participate in the review and completion of audits, risk assessments and competencies. Particular attention must be paid to mortuary hygiene, and health and safety responsibilities. You will supervise porters and other non-mortuary staff entering the mortuary to ensure a safe and efficient working environment and will be expected to work across sites when capacity and demand requires.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include
• Giving and receiving patient centered information within GDPR and Information Governance guidelines
• Collating figures for the Mortuary manager.
• To generate and send mortuary capacity reports when requested
• Excel, Word and computer skills required.
• To book deceased into Mortuary on EDEN system.
• Assisting the APT’s prior to postmortem, with documenting scars, logging, and safe custody of property. Recording clothing retained and/or disposed. Preparing postmortem examination blank templates on EDEN.
• Arrange and assist with formal identification on unidentified bodies, in conjunction with Essex Police.
• Assist the Mortuary Manager in the monitoring of risk assessments, reviewing, and updating where necessary.
• To participate in audits as required by the Human Tissue Authority
• Assist in ensuring and maintaining HTA standards in the Mortuary.
This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Mar 2025