Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Pathology - Mortuary
- Gradd
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Cyfnod Penodol: 10 mis (Fixed Term/Secondment to cover maternity leave)
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 193-8367429NCG
- Cyflogwr
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Tref
- Reading
- Cyflog
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 21/10/2026 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
Lead Anatomical Pathology Technician & Deputy Mortuary Manager
NHS AfC: Band 6
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.
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Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
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Education, Training and Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Royal Society of Public Health Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology (equivalent level 4).
- Royal Society of Public Health Certificate in Anatomical Pathology Technology.
- Knowledge and experience at post-Diploma level, equivalent to degree level or higher.
- Knowledge of current national guidelines for mortuary practice.
- Extensive knowledge of the law relating to deceased patients, relevant legal authorities and legal documentation.
- Extensive knowledge of the Human Tissue Act and Codes of Practice.
- Knowledge of mortuary service administration.
- Knowledge of supervisory and management policies and procedures.
- Evidence of training in retrieval of tissues for transplant, for example an eye-retrieval course.
- Extensive knowledge of cultural and religious practices relating to deceased patients and how to accommodate these while meeting legal requirements.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Member of the Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working within and leading a mortuary team.
- Experience of teaching and training staff to Diploma level and beyond, academically and practically.
- Experience of Major Incident Plan implementation.
- Experience of contingency planning and implementation.
- Experience of capacity management.
- Experience of transplant tissue recovery.
- Experience of forensic post mortems.
- Experience of working in and for an ethnically diverse community and responding to differing cultural and religious requirements relating to deceased patients.
- Experience of performing audit and interpreting findings.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Keenness to undertake further study in Anatomical Pathology Technology.
- Excellent time-management and organisational skills.
- High level of computer literacy, including Access databases and patient-management systems.
- Ability to exercise initiative and judgement.
- High level of personal integrity and respect for patient property.
- Ability to train and support staff, including specialist registrars, in departmental techniques, practices and operating procedures.
- Ability to produce clear procedural documentation.
- Understanding of clinical governance.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to treat deceased patients and their representatives with dignity and respect.
- Tact and diplomacy in sensitive and emotive situations.
- Ability to manage aggressive or abusive representatives calmly and professionally.
- Ability to respect ethnic diversity and differing cultural and religious requirements and behave sensitively.
Meini prawf dymunol
- European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent.
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to work well under pressure with attention to detail.
- Good understanding of departmental health and safety requirements.
- Awareness of data-protection and confidentiality requirements.
- Understanding of risk management.
- Experience of implementing changes in policy or practice.
- Ability to maintain accurate data-entry and retrieval systems in line with current legislation.
- Willingness to act as a Person Designate under the Human Tissue Act.
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Application numbers
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- David Ridgewell
- Teitl y swydd
- Mortuary Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0118 322 6894
Rhestr swyddi gyda Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust yn Gwasanaethau Gwyddor Iechyd neu bob sector






