Overview
We are looking to recruit Bank Mortuary Assistant to support the service based at Scunthorpe District General Hospital by taking part in the rota to attend the mortuary outside of the routine weekday working hours and at weekends.
Responsibilities
* To supervise the receipt of bodies ensuring that they are accurately identified, registered, weighed, measured and labelled prior to storage.
* To keep accurate records of property/valuables/cash that may accompany the deceased, their removal when appropriate and subsequent safe keeping, in line with Trust Policy.
* Entry of deceased patient data onto the mortuary registration system.
* To attend to the disinfection, cleaning and general maintenance of the mortuary and equipment.
* Preparation of the deceased for viewing by relatives observing cultural and religious beliefs and applying courtesy and consideration at all times.
* To facilitate the release of bodies to funeral directors in line with Mortuary SOPs.
* Dealing with telephone enquiries from all service users.
* Maintain a secure environment and monitor access.
Qualifications and Experience
* This job will include dealing with funeral directors and relatives, and direct care of the deceased. Therefore, ideal candidates will have a caring and compassionate nature and will preferably have previous experience of dealing with the deceased and bereaved families.
* Candidates will have had a good standard of education up to GCSE level.
* Previous experience of dealing with the deceased would be advantageous.
Working Arrangements
* Normal working hours: Successful candidates will participate on a rota to provide out of hours cover across all seven days of the week.
* Based at the mortuary on the Scunthorpe Hospital site, you would need to live in the local vicinity or have your own transport and have the ability to be at the mortuary within 30 minutes of any on call request.
* As part of a rota, you would be required to attend the mortuary within an on-call arrangement mainly to facilitate the admission, viewing and release of the deceased.
* On call sessions: Weekdays Mon to Fri 16:30 to 09:00. Weekends and Bank Holidays 09:00 to 16:30 and 16:30 to 09:00.
About The Humber Health Partnership
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. It is made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH). Our partnership employs nearly 20,000 staff across five main hospital sites including Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Goole and District Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. We are Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School and contribute to research in several areas.
We are committed to developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce to deliver excellent care. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and beliefs.
Flexible working and Equality
We are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to support health and wellbeing and work-life balance. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and is a key contributor to recruitment and retention. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee to ensure equality of access to flexible working wherever practicable.
We are committed to a fair and supportive working environment and culture, recognise staff contributions, and support physical and mental health and wellbeing as outlined in the NHS Constitution. We value diverse perspectives and welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Additional Information
To learn more about The Humber Health Partnership and the benefits on offer to employees, please visit our recruitment website. In line with GDPR, the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. Please note that new employees may be charged for the cost of their DBS check if required for their role.
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