Band 4 - Mortuary APT Administrator and Tissue Coordinator

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

A rewarding opportunity has become available for a Mortuary Administrator and Tissue Coordinator to join the Mortuary team at West Herts NHS Teaching Trust.

We welcome applications from individuals with experience in a mortuary setting in a support role.

The role requires maintaining accurate traceability records for all post-mortem retained tissue and whole organs, in line with HTA regulations.

A strong understanding of HTA standards and relevant codes, particularly those related to traceability, families' wishes, and consent for retention, is essential.

With a newly built body store mortuary at the Watford site and a refurbished mortuary and post-mortem suite set to open at the Hemel site in early 2025, this is a key time to become part of the team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work Monday to Friday across both the Watford and Hemel sites, supporting the senior team in the daily operations of the Mortuary.

Reporting to the Senior Site APT, with direct accountability to the Mortuary Manager, they will ensure compliance with regulations concerning retained post-mortem tissue.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the Mortuary to discuss the role before applying.

About us

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.

https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/

We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net

If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Date posted

28 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,857 to £30,570 a year inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

360-C-6615-A

Job locations

Watford General Hospital

Watford

WD18 0HB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications:

Essential

GCSE grades C and above in English, Science and Maths.

Desirable

Other higher education qualifications.
A-Levels or equivalent in related subjects e.g. Biology.

Knowledge:

Essential

Understanding about the role of the Mortuary and the work of APT's.
Understanding of the HTA standards and requirements for retention/disposal of human tissue.

Desirable

Good understanding of medical terminology.

Experience:

Essential

Exposure to a Mortuary environment.
Hands on experience with deceased patients and tissue from the deceased.
Experience with customer facing roles, involving good communication.

Desirable

Experience with the legal requirements for identification of a deceased.
Experience of release of deceased.
Experience speaking to bereaved relatives.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications:

Essential

GCSE grades C and above in English, Science and Maths.

Desirable

Other higher education qualifications.
A-Levels or equivalent in related subjects e.g. Biology.

Knowledge:

Essential

Understanding about the role of the Mortuary and the work of APT's.
Understanding of the HTA standards and requirements for retention/disposal of human tissue.

Desirable

Good understanding of medical terminology.

Experience:

Essential

Exposure to a Mortuary environment.
Hands on experience with deceased patients and tissue from the deceased.
Experience with customer facing roles, involving good communication.

Desirable

Experience with the legal requirements for identification of a deceased.
Experience of release of deceased.
Experience speaking to bereaved relatives.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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