University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Mortuary ATO

The closing date is 15 February 2026

Job summary

This role is to participate in the day-to-day workload of the mortuary services alongside other members of the mortuary team and includes handling approximately eight thousand deceased patients (across all sites) per year, removal of lines and other medical devices, facilitating viewings and identifications and interaction with a wide range of third parties (e.g. Bereavement Care, HM Coroner, FDs, engineers). Team working is essential.

Main duties of the job

This role is aimed at individuals who have existing mortuary experience and or their equivalents

1. This role requires dealing with deceased patients. What experience have you got in this kind of work?

2. Attention to detail is critical in hospital work. How do you avoid making typographical or checking errors in work that you do?

3. Describe your understanding of the relationship between the Bereavement and Mortuary Teams with respect to the deceased and their family?

4. Describe your experience with deceased and involvement with activities within a mortuary environment. This may be in a hospital, public or forensic mortuary or a FD setting.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Date posted

05 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9014115-1

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*5 GCSEs or higher qualification including: English, maths, science or equivalent
*Level 3 Certificate in Anatomical Pathology Technology or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience in afterlife patient care.

Desirable

*Commitment to professional development through examinations and courses

Experience

Essential

*Worked in a healthcare/Funeral directing setting
*Demonstrable experience of communicating effectively and compassionately with distressed/bereaved relatives and carers.

Desirable

*Experience in basic mortuary or laboratory procedures and the use of equipment
*Knowledge of safe working practices including infectious diseases and dangerous chemicals/gases
*Use of computers including Word, Excel, and laboratory programs
*Knowledge of theoretical and practical skills required in the mortuary, medical terminology and general health and safety practices

Additional Criteria

Essential

*To support all UHB mortuary sites when required - for example during periods of annual leave or sickness.
*To take part in the paid on-call rota once trained and competent to do so.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*5 GCSEs or higher qualification including: English, maths, science or equivalent
*Level 3 Certificate in Anatomical Pathology Technology or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience in afterlife patient care.

Desirable

*Commitment to professional development through examinations and courses

Experience

Essential

*Worked in a healthcare/Funeral directing setting
*Demonstrable experience of communicating effectively and compassionately with distressed/bereaved relatives and carers.

Desirable

*Experience in basic mortuary or laboratory procedures and the use of equipment
*Knowledge of safe working practices including infectious diseases and dangerous chemicals/gases
*Use of computers including Word, Excel, and laboratory programs
*Knowledge of theoretical and practical skills required in the mortuary, medical terminology and general health and safety practices

Additional Criteria

Essential

*To support all UHB mortuary sites when required - for example during periods of annual leave or sickness.
*To take part in the paid on-call rota once trained and competent to do so.

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)