Mortuary Assistant - COVID-19

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Post Title: Mortuary Assistant

Grade: Band 3

Department: Mortuary, Unplanned Care Group

Location: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Brief Description of the Role:

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Mortuary Assistant to join the Bradford Royal Infirmary Mortuary service.

The successful candidate will be involved in the day to day workings in the mortuary at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust; this includes assisting with and undertaking efficient and effective body identification, registration and release procedures of the deceased from the mortuary.

The job holder will be required to liaise with a wide number of people from both within and outside of the Trust including Consultant Pathologists, Medical staff, Coroner’s Officer’s, Funeral Directors and on occasions bereaved relatives.

Summary of most important Experience/Skills/Qualifications required:

The post holder will be involved in the safe and effective day to day working within the Mortuary. The post holder will be involved in a range of daily activities, from receipt of the deceased to their release, be involved in the procedures for foetal burials and histology, and maintaining the necessary mortuary data.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute services for the City of Bradford and surrounding areas, and has two large Hospitals; Bradford Royal Infirmary and St. Luke’s Hospital as well as providing services across the community. As a leading partner in health and social care in West Yorkshire, BTHFT provides health care for a population of over 550,000. We are an ambitious organisation striving to think differently about how we integrate services in order to deliver safe, high quality and effective care that is sustainable for the future health and wellbeing of our population.

All main specialties are represented in Bradford, and the Trust has a base of 1107 beds.

The Trust is committed to improving the working lives of its staff; we aim for a flexible approach to working hours, and have a number of family friendly policies.

Bradford has excellent road, rail and air links and boasts a wide variety of Art and Culture as well as sports facilities and a vibrant social scene. It is also within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, the Lake District, Peak District and Northumberland.

For informal enquiries and further information please contact Julie Wilson, Mortuary Manager; 01274 364165 or julie.wilson@bthft.nhs.uk

• Closing date: Monday 29th August 2022 (This date may change dependent on the response)

• Interviews will be held: 8th September 2022