Job summary
Closing Date: 7th December 2025
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: Commencing 8th December 2025
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: Commencing 18th December 2025
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality, safe and effective services within the Mortuary in line with national and locally agreed standards and Human Tissue Act regulations. The post holder will have delegated responsibilities for a range of operational activities, working autonomously, with most decisions being made independently based on experience and specialised knowledge.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and managing the day to day work of the BRI mortuary, adjusting plans as appropriate,and liaising with other BTHFT staff and staff from external agencies. Be a custodian of the deceased and have a high standard of duty of care.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information and full details on this role, please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information and full details on this role, please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of both managing and leading a team
- Experience, knowledge and understanding of current issues/themes affecting the NHS locally and nationally
- Experience in report writing and delivering presentations
- Managing people and challenging situations
- Experience of participating in clinical audit
- Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
Desirable
- Budget management experience, including reducing costs/ efficiency gains, monitoring and determining corrective action
Skills
Essential
- Computer literacy, data input and electronic communications
- Able to keep accurate records at all times
- Able to deal with distressed bereaved families
- Able to work with unpleasant sights and smells, and physical handling of deceased persons
- To be able to manage the day-to-day operations of the mortuary and staff
- Able to deal with every aspect of personal care of the deceased
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Report writing / Presentation skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organised approach to work with ability to prioritise and delegate
- Mentoring and advanced communication skills
- Able to supervise and train junior members of staff actively encouraging and supporting CPD
- Leadership skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Proven skills in teaching individuals and small groups
- Analytical skills to problem solve complex matters and be able to make clinical judgements requiring assimilation, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
- Evidence of reflective practice
- Proven evidence of change management skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
- Have a comprehensive and working knowledge of the Human Tissue Act 2004
- Knowledge of HTA and CQC inspections guidance
- Knowledge of HTA and CQC inspections guidance
- Ability to work to Human Tissue Authority codes of practice and have a good working knowledge of Authority Standards
- Knowledge of cultural/religious aspects of bereavement/death
- Knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance both general and specialty related e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc.
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other relevant HR/People management training
- Knowledge of change management processes
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration or evidence of equivalent relevant mortuary experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Degree or equivalent qualification or evidence of equivalent experience
- Relevant specialist qualification or training to postgraduate diploma level or equivalent level of experience
- Leadership or management development qualification or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of both managing and leading a team
- Experience, knowledge and understanding of current issues/themes affecting the NHS locally and nationally
- Experience in report writing and delivering presentations
- Managing people and challenging situations
- Experience of participating in clinical audit
- Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
Desirable
- Budget management experience, including reducing costs/ efficiency gains, monitoring and determining corrective action
Skills
Essential
- Computer literacy, data input and electronic communications
- Able to keep accurate records at all times
- Able to deal with distressed bereaved families
- Able to work with unpleasant sights and smells, and physical handling of deceased persons
- To be able to manage the day-to-day operations of the mortuary and staff
- Able to deal with every aspect of personal care of the deceased
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Report writing / Presentation skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organised approach to work with ability to prioritise and delegate
- Mentoring and advanced communication skills
- Able to supervise and train junior members of staff actively encouraging and supporting CPD
- Leadership skills
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Proven skills in teaching individuals and small groups
- Analytical skills to problem solve complex matters and be able to make clinical judgements requiring assimilation, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
- Evidence of reflective practice
- Proven evidence of change management skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
- Have a comprehensive and working knowledge of the Human Tissue Act 2004
- Knowledge of HTA and CQC inspections guidance
- Knowledge of HTA and CQC inspections guidance
- Ability to work to Human Tissue Authority codes of practice and have a good working knowledge of Authority Standards
- Knowledge of cultural/religious aspects of bereavement/death
- Knowledge and understanding of application of relevant National Guidance both general and specialty related e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE etc.
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other relevant HR/People management training
- Knowledge of change management processes
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration or evidence of equivalent relevant mortuary experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Degree or equivalent qualification or evidence of equivalent experience
- Relevant specialist qualification or training to postgraduate diploma level or equivalent level of experience
- Leadership or management development qualification or equivalent experience
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.
