Anatomical Pathology Technologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Grade: Level 3, Zone 1

Salary Range: £36141,789 - £40,817

About Camden

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This role is to take personalresponsibility for delivering the full range of mortuary activities.

About the role

The post holder must be committed to delivering a service of excellence in a busy and demanding environment with competing demands andpriorities, working flexibly to meet individual and service objectives. The post holder must have the ability to prioritise and assist pathologistswith post-mortem examinations, including high risk cases when required.

To be a person designated to which Human Tissue Authority license applies supporting the designated individual

About you

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking all duties related to admission, identification, and safe storage of deceased bodies for post-mortemIncluding but not limited to undertake: Preparation of bodies prior to post-mortem

Evisceration of the deceased as determined by the pathologist and local protocol Reconstruction of the deceased following a post-mortem

Responsibility for samples from post-mortem

Facilitate viewings and police identification in conjunction with the coroners service

Receipt and release of bodies procedure and accurate maintenance of records in accordance with the services valuables procedure

Maintain high standards of hygiene within the post-mortem suite

As an individual to which the human tissue authority licence applies HTA ensure that:

Statutory and additional conditions of the HTA licence are complied with

Suitable practices are used while carrying out this activity

You will need to be a resilient individual who will have the ability to deal with difficult situations and manage sensitive information

You will have the ability to work individually or as part of a team

You will need a focussed approach to dealing with a customer service

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Technical Knowledge and Experience

Essential-hold level 3 Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology or equivalent APT qualification

Desirable- 2 years' experience working within a mortuary setting. Demonstrate technical and scientific knowledge and understanding of mortuary policy, procedure, and human anatomy

Experience in high risk and forensic post-mortems would be welcomed

Ability to take an organised approach to own workload whilst dealing with conflicting priorities and to ensure a customer servicefocused approach

Demonstrate a good understanding of health and safety including infection control, manual handling, and risk assessments Knowledge of and ability to manage sensitive intelligence and information securely

Proven ability to identify and implement service improvements

Essential ability to maintain accurate mortuary records, in compliance with standard operating procedures, national guidanceand human tissue authority requirements

Demonstrate an awareness of politically sensitive issues

The role will be based in an enabled and empowered team focussed service where all the officers are expected to work as one team to assist in the development of a culture where knowledge and experience is shared and responsibility for makingdecisions on complex issues is shared where appropriate

Work Environment:

St Pancras Public mortuary, Camley Street, Camden

People Management Responsibilities:

None

Relationships: The post holder reports to the Bereavement service team leader, The senior Anatomical Pathology officer will supervise work inthe mortuary.

To be effective in the engagement and communication with key stakeholders, including but not restricted to: Coroners service Consultant pathologists Public health funeral service Funeral directors Public Police UK Disaster victim identification unit Directorates and services across the Council Government agencies

Over to you

Were ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how were supporting people, and well redefinewhat a career can be. If that sounds good to you, wed love to talk

Diversity & Inclusion

At Camden, we value and celebrate difference and encourage diversity in all respects. Our diverse workforce ensures we represent ourcommunities to the best of our ability and enables us to make better decisions. Because of this, we particularly welcome applications fromBlack, Asian, and other ethnic groups, those who identify as LGBT+, neurodiverse and disabled people. Click Diversity and Inclusion for moreinformation on our commitment. Agile working

At Camden we view work as an activity, not a place. We focus on performance, not presenteeism. We create trusting relationships; weembrace innovation rather than bureaucracy and we value people. Collaboration is the Camden way, silo working isnt.At Camden we are proud to be one of Hire Me My Ways inaugural campaign supporters. Hire Me My Way is a national campaign led byTimewise, designed to increase the volume of good quality jobs that can be worked flexibly in the UK (www.HireMeMyWay.org.uk). Hire Me MyWay aims to treble the number of available good quality flexible jobs to 1 million by 2020.

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes adjusting orchanges for disabled people, neurodiverse people, or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differentlyduring the application, interview, or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 0207974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• 2 years' experience working within a mortuary setting

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold level 3 Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology or equivalent APT qualification

Desirable

• 2 years' experience working within a mortuary setting

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

London Borough of Camden

Address

5 Pancras Square

London

N1C 4AG

Employer's website

https://www.camden.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)