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Senior Mortuary Technician
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-1284-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Town
Doncaster
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/04/2026 23:59
Interview date
17/04/2026

Employer heading

NHS

Senior Anatomical Pathology Technician

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership, at Doncaster Royal Infirmary for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the mortuary service as a Band 6 Anatomical Pathology Technician on a permanent basis. 

The successful candidate will join the small but busy team in a service that conducts around 180 invasive Coronial post mortems per year and supports over 750 digital autopsies. The role is to provide a compassionate and high quality mortuary service in conformance with relevant Human Tissue Authority legislation, HTA codes of practice and guidance.

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership fully integrates the pathology services delivered on behalf of the Partner Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint; Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust. 

The Pathology Partnership will provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians; improving health outcomes, delivering quality and efficiency benefits and ensuring a sustainable workforce for the longer term.  

 

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for assisting in the provision of the Doncaster Royal Infirmary mortuary service and supporting region wide if required.

Individuals should be motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be well organised and hold the Certificate & Diploma in Anatomical Pathology technology or Level 3 and 4 Diploma. Work in this area requires frequent exposure to highly distressing and emotive situations in addition to periods of intense physical activity with the need to maintain concentration for long periods.

Attention to detail, the ability to maintain confidentiality with a caring attitude and the ability to organise and prioritise work is required.

There is the need to occasionally work under very challenging circumstances.

The post-holder will ensure that documentation and records are accurate and kept securely and will carry out duties to support the efficient running of the mortuary and keep up to date with HTA and UKAS related issues.

 

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research. 

As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Certificate in Anatomical Pathology technology or Level 3 Anatomical Pathology technology
  • Diploma in Anatomical Pathology technology or Level 4 Anatomical Pathology technology or equivalent experience
  • Commitment to undertake all on the job training
  • Up to date training – manual handling
Desirable criteria
  • Registration with AAPT (Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology)
  • Evidence of relevant CPD

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive relevant experience of working within a hospital or public mortuary, including, hazardous implants removal understanding medical information, training.
  • Experience mentoring staff, dealing with families and other service users
  • Dissection and reconstruction, including suturing, evisceration of organs, scalpel use, suturing for facial reconstruction/corneal retrieval, enucleation
  • In depth knowledge of organ retention, post mortem issues, advanced autopsy and forensic techniques, consent form issues, inc sensitive disposal of organs
  • Experience with a range of Mortuary techniques.
  • Knowledge of advanced autopsy, forensic, and infection procedures.
  • Knowledge of sample taking and distribution
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Keyboard and IT skills with basic understanding of MS Word, Excel and Access
  • Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
  • Effective Communication skills, written and oral
  • Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
Desirable criteria
  • In depth understanding of Word, Excel, power point and access.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alison Hall
Job title
Head BMS histopathology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01302642847
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