Path Links is an NHS Pathology Network and is responsible for delivering Mortuary services for both NHS Trusts in Lincolnshire that have facilities at Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Lincoln, Grantham, and Boston.
We are looking to recruit a full-time Mortuary Assistant to support service delivery. Working out of Lincoln the post holder will be required to support and provide cover at other Mortuary sites on a weekly basis.
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. A driver’s licence is essential.
Normal Working Hours
Weekdays Monday to Friday: normally 08:00 to 17:00 with flexibility to provide cross-site cover as required. There is a requirement to support out of hours cover of the service.
Path Links is committed to continuous improvement and full engagement is expected.
Key duties include
* 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 SOP’s.
* Dealing with telephone enquiries from all service users.
* Maintain a secure environment and monitor access.
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.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andy Milner Job title: Mortuary Manager Email address: andrew.milner@nhs.net Telephone number: 01522 573711 #J-18808-Ljbffr