Mortuary & Pathology Technologist — Post-Mortem & QC Expert

NHS Jobs; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts is seeking personnel to carry out mortuary procedures in line with established protocols, ensuring accurate identification, documentation and record management.

You will manage the receipt, safekeeping and release of deceased patients' personal belongings, prepare patients for viewing and identification appointments, and support post-mortem examinations while upholding safety and respectful care for bereaved relatives.

Qualifications

• Responsibilities of this job role include mortuary procedures, accurate patient identification, documentation and record management.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mortuary procedures in accordance with established protocols, ensuring accurate patient identification, documentation, and record management.
• Manage the receipt, safekeeping, and release of deceased patients' personal belongings, including clothing, valuables, and cash, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and departmental procedures.
• Prepare patients for viewing and identification appointments, maintaining the Viewing Suite schedule and providing a respectful environment for bereaved relatives while adhering to security and personal safety procedures.
• Support post-mortem examinations by assisting with evisceration, reconstruction, and diagnostic procedures, including the recognition and reporting of abnormal findings to senior colleagues and pathologists where appropriate.
• Undertake decontamination, sterilisation, and infection control procedures for equipment, instruments, ventilated tables, and designated clinical areas, ensuring adherence to departmental safety requirements.
• Participate in quality control activities, equipment troubleshooting, professional development programmes, research projects, and the review and implementation of departmental procedures and documentation

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts is seeking personnel to carry out mortuary procedures in line with established protocols, ensuring accurate identification, documentation and record management.

You will manage the receipt, safekeeping and release of deceased patients' personal belongings, prepare patients for viewing and identification appointments, and support post-mortem examinations while upholding safety and respectful care for bereaved relatives.