Mortuary Manager inBodelwyddan inBodelwyddan PUBLISHED
WED 6 NOV 2024
In addition to managing day-to-day operations, the Mortuary Manager will ensure the privacy, dignity, and respect of patients and their relatives, fostering a positive experience in after-life care. The position requires strong leadership skills, with a focus on staff engagement and safety, as well as the ability to oversee the storage and disposal of deceased individuals' remains and personal property. Proficiency in Welsh is desirable, but applicants who speak either Welsh or English are encouraged to apply.
Due to retirement we are looking for a new Mortuary Manager to support the Mortuary and Bereavement services in BCUHB.
Do you enjoy a challenge and are flexible in your approach to work? Do you have experience working as an APT and developing your leadership skills further?
At BCUHB we have mortuary and bereavement units at our 3 main acute hospitals, which will come under the leadership of the Mortuary Manager. The post holder will be the lead for the Regional Mortuary Service, working autonomously and liaising with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies including the Police, H.M. Coroner and their Officers, Medical Examiners Service, Medical staff and other Health Care Professionals.
Working alongside service managers the post holder will develop strategic and operational pathways for the service. Working to develop, implement and maintain departmental policies and procedures.
In this interesting and varied role, you will have responsibility for the line management and supervision of site-based Mortuary and Bereavement Service, providing strong leadership to all staff and budget and financial management within defined budget allocation.
You will act as a professional role model engaging all staff in the Health Board values, maintaining patient/relative privacy, dignity and respect at all times ensuring positive relative experience in all aspects of after life care, sharing good practice within the Mortuary and Bereavement service and ensuring staff/deceased and bereaved relatives' safety at all times.
You will have overarching responsibility for the designation and storage of the deceased and be responsible for ordering and purchasing equipment, recording and overseeing lawful disposal of human tissue, products of conception and Police Forensic exhibits and logging, upholding the Human Tissue Authority Licence safe storage and return of deceased patients' property.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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