Anatomical Pathology Technician - Mortuary inStevenage inStevenage PUBLISHED
FRI 25 OCT 2024
East and North Herts NHS Trust rrjEkZue
The successful candidate will engage regularly with a range of stakeholders including medical staff, hospital administration, and chaplaincy services to facilitate effective mortuary operations. Candidates for the role may also be considered for a Trainee APT position under Agenda for Change conditions. The Trust emphasises its core values of Inclusion, Respect, and Improvement throughout the recruitment process and in daily operations.
We are recruiting for an Anatomical Pathology Technicianwho share/s our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
As we promote exceptional patient care to our deceased and their families, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Anatomical Pathology Technician to join our Mortuary Team based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage.
You will be working alongside the Bereavement Team to ensure the service meets HTA Codes of Practice, provides a service which observes patient dignity and supports other stakeholders to carry out their roles and responsibilities.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
We will consider applications for a Trainee APT, where Agenda for Change conditions will apply.
Liaise with service users, medical staff, senior management, technical staff and other departments/services within ENHT (including ward staff, hospital administration staff, porters, clinical coordinators, chaplaincy) on a regular basis on matters relating to the routine operation of the mortuary.
Prepare deceased for post mortem and assist pathologists using specialised skills during the examination as directed, and ensure deceased are reconstructed to a high standard using appropriate suturing/alternative techniques following post mortem.
Preserve, store and arrange transport for specimens required for histological, toxicology and biological examination
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