Mortuary Assistant - Other Healthcare Scientist
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 November 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 6YD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9188-25-0839 |
Summary
Your Responsibilities What youll do: 1 -Provide day-to-day support within the mortuary, ensuring the respectful care, handling, and identification of the deceased at all times, including adult and paediatric cases.2 - Manage and transport samples, tissues, and documentation accurately, maintaining full traceability and compliance with infection control and health and safety standards.3- Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within the mortuary environment, including equipment cleaning, waste disposal, and preparation of work areas.4 -Support the coordination and release of deceased individuals to funeral directors and relevant authorities, ensuring timely, professional, and compassionate communication. UHS mortuary department continuously seeks opportunities to develop our service and we actively encourage the suggestions & involvement of all staff in all improvement projects. We collaborate widely with a range of other teams and staff groups within the Trust to improve the experience of our service users and raise the profile of mortuary services and the importance of care after death. We also support research and development and have close links with the University of Southampton faculties of Medicine and Life Sciences. What were looking forApplications are invited from candidates who are enthusiastic about learning and embrace positive change. We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible & resilient individual, who values & works well within a team environment. You must be capable of working effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced and dynamic mortuary environment, whilst prioritising the care & dignity of the deceased. High attention to detail and organisational skills are a must, and you must be able to communicate compassionately and professionally when interacting with bereaved relatives and a diverse range of service users. The role may include participation in an out of hours rota covering nights, weekends and bank holidays to ensure consistent service deliveryA driving licence is necessary to support out hours working.The successful candidate will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance and Occupational Health screening due to the sensitive nature of the work.