Mortuary Support Worker

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Kingston upon Hull City Council operate a joint mortuary and bereavement service providing mortuary and post-mortem facilities for the county of East Yorkshire.

The service is currently run across two sites at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. The Mortuary undertake approximately 1800 post mortem examinations a year.

Due to recent expansion we are looking to recruit support staff to assist in the delivery of the service. Support staff provide general support to qualified and trainee staff in undertaking front of house duties including admission and release of patients, assist with viewings and handle calls from service users and public offering support and advise as required.

It is anticipated that this role will be offered with progression to a band 4 mortuary assistant upon completion of the relevant competencies and training to a suitable candidate. This role would therefore be suited to those wishing to progress within the field of anatomical pathology Technology.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will perform a wide range of tasks to support the Mortuary and Bereavement Services in the provision and delivery of an efficient and effective Mortuary & Bereavement service.

There will also be a requirement to work at alternate storage facility at Castle Hill. Duties will include:

Admission and release of deceased patients, Maintaining and updating Eden patient database, Accurately recording deaths on both Lorenzo and NHS spine, Assist in preparation and undertaking viewings and formal identifications when required, Cleaning duties ensuring transitional areas are maintained and disinfected as required, Assist with transportation & collection of deceased when required, Ensure compliance with departmental Standard operational procedures and Human Tissue Authority standards. Removal of implantable devices and reconstruction when required.

Administrative duties will be a significant part of the role including documenting information in patient files, updating of computer systems and filing. You will be expected to provide cover across sites as and when required.

This may include working additional hours to cover Annual leave and sickness when necessary and will require lone working when at satellite site. The Mortuary & Bereavement service is a reactive service and workloads can vary greatly from day to day. You must have excellent organisation and time management skills and the ability to adapt rapidly to ever changing workloads

About us

HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area, extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively

Our vision is Great Staff, Great Care, Great Future, as we believe that by developing an innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver great care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Trust and our community.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.