The mortuaries service at MFT includes the adult mortuaries at Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, Trafford General Hospital, North Manchester Hospital Mortuary and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital mortuary. The adult mortuary performs Computed Tomography Post M Mortem (CTPM) hospital and Coronial postmortems and the RMCH mortuary provides a regional Coronial and Home Office postmortem service. The MFT mortuaries are fully HTA and ISO accredited.
We are looking fortwoQualified Anatomical Pathology Technicians with Technical and Scientific knowledge of mortuary policies and procedures.
The post holders will undertake a broad range of mortuary duties including assisting with the day to day running of the mortuary, care of the deceased and postmortems in both the adult and paediatric mortuaries whilst ensuring the provision of a high-quality service across both the adult and paediatric services is maintained. It is the expectation that the postholder will work across all MFT mortuary sites.
• To assist in the postmortem room at both H M Coroner’s & Hospital consented postmortems, including assisting in postmortems using specialized techniques - Adults and Paediatrics
• To assist with the release of deceased persons to funeral directors or other authorised persons in accordance with standard operating procedures - Adults and Paediatrics
• To assist with the receipt of deceased persons from the hospital and community in accordance with standard operating procedures - Adults and Paediatrics
• To assist medical staff, Coroners’ Officers and other agencies with the viewing and identification of deceased.
• To accompany bereaved relatives whilst visiting the deceased and in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Required to assist with high-risk postmortems
• To perform all aspects of practical mortuary work of varying complexity, this includes routine, specialist and high-risk work. e.g. dissection, evisceration, reconstruction.
• To liaise with the Trust Bereavement Team, Coroner’s Offices and the Coroner’s Liaison Officers.
• To liaise with Home Office Pathologists and the Police.
• All employees have a duty to develop and deliver a customer focused service.
• To be responsible for the accuracy of data entered and held by the Mortuary including that on electronic systems.
• Facilitate tissue donation procedures.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025
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