Description
We are seeking a Band 4 Mortuary Technician to join our team at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will assist in providing an efficient mortuary service, ensuring the department maintains a high standard of care for deceased patients, and maintaining compliance with the Human Tissue Authority (HTA).
The postholder will be expected to consistently demonstrate behaviours aligned to the Trust's shared commitments, embedding compassion, inclusion, integrity, and excellence in their day-to-day practice.
The main duties of the job include:
- Performing routine activities within the department under limited supervision
- Assisting senior team members
- Providing advice to clinicians, visitors to the mortuary, and bereaved relatives and friends in respect of care after death
The Trust offers a range of benefits, including flexible hours, generous benefits, and next-level training.
Job Responsibilities:
- Evidence of literacy and numeracy skills to GCSE C or equivalent
- Evidence of professional development
- Experience in healthcare and/or working in a hospital environment
- Ability to concentrate on extended periods and respond to competing demands
- Ability to deal with potentially distressing situations
- Awareness of the Human Tissue Act/Authority
- Computer literate, skilled in use of Microsoft Office and other software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Caring, compassionate, and professional nature often in emotional situations
- Enthusiastic and assertive
- Adaptable to change
- Diplomatic and calm
- Flexible and approachable
- Ability to form professional relationships with colleagues
- Ability to problem-solving and use initiative
- Ability to work cross-site when required
Person Specification:
- Education and professional: Evidence of literacy and numeracy skills to GCSE C or equivalent, evidence of professional development
- Experience: Experience in healthcare and/or working in a hospital environment
- Skills and aptitudes: Ability to concentrate on extended periods and respond to competing demands, ability to deal with potentially distressing situations, awareness of the Human Tissue Act/Authority, computer literate, skilled in use of Microsoft Office and other software, excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Personal qualities: Caring, compassionate, and professional nature often in emotional situations, enthusiastic and assertive, adaptable to change, diplomatic and calm, flexible and approachable, ability to form professional relationships with colleagues, ability to problem-solving and use initiative, ability to work cross-site when required