Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £13.57 an hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: M0042-26-0241
Job locations: UHS, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD

Job summary
NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for an Anatomic Pathology Technician to join the Pathology Department at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust FT. The role requires the successful candidate to assist in the provision of a comprehensive Mortuary service to the Trust and Southampton City Coroner, carrying out both routine and specialised autopsy services.

Main duties of the job
As a Mortuary Technician, you will be expected to have sufficient previous experience of working within an NHS mortuary setting, particularly experienced in doing body checks and liaising with funeral directors. On a day-to-day basis you will be supporting the senior mortuary staff in the delivery of the service. The service operates Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 16:30 and the ideal candidate will be able to work full-time.

About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

• To receive and register patients who have died from both within the Trust and across the local health economy.
• Entering patient data on to the laboratory computer system.
• To identify and register patients effects according to existing legal requirements.
• To store the patient according to the patients condition e.g. infectious state, in accordance with department protocols.
• To facilitate the confirmation of the patient identification.
• Prepare patient for autopsy.
• Assist during the autopsy process. This will include the removal of viscera, the display of tissues for teaching purposes, use of specialist techniques when required, tissue and sample taking where appropriate, data collection.
• To comply with all Department and Trust policies and procedures relating to organ and tissue retention and ensue that records are correctly maintained.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Sound experience of undertaking Cat 3 post mortems (dissection and circulator)
• Sound experience of undertaking Peri-natal and Paediatric post mortems
• Diploma or Level 3 / 4 qualifications in Anatomical Pathology Technician

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: NHS Professionals Limited
Address: UHS, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Recruiter
Vanessa Chung
UHS@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
03330143694