University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking a compassionate and skilled Deputy Mortuary Manager to join our team. If you have excellent interpersonal skills and the necessary qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this important role.
About the Company
As one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, UHB provides exceptional care to over 2.2 million patients annually across a diverse population. The trust operates several major hospitals, including:
– Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
– Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
– Solihull Hospital and Community Services
– Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield
– Birmingham Chest Clinic
UHB is renowned for its specialist services in areas such as cancer care, trauma, renal dialysis, HIV and AIDS, burns and plastics, and respiratory conditions, including cystic fibrosis. As a leader in healthcare innovation, UHB is home to the largest solid organ transplantation program in Europe and excels in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants, and thoracic surgery.
With a commitment to patient-centered care, UHB also delivers the highest number of births across Europe, providing a full spectrum of specialized cardiac, liver, and neurosurgery services to patients across the UK.
Join a healthcare leader known for excellence in care and innovation. Apply today for the Deputy Mortuary Manager role at University Hospitals Birmingham.
Position: Deputy Mortuary Manager
Salary: £37338.00 to £44962.00 Yearly
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Birmingham, UK
About the Role
The Deputy”Mortuary Manager is a key part of the Cellular Pathology management team and is responsible for delivering high quality, efficient mortuary services to the Trust across the four main hospital sites. Trust mortuaries are open 24 hours per day and seven days per week to receive and ensure the dignified care of deceased patients. The Deputy Mortuary Manager will help lead and manage the dedicated UHB mortuary team in delivering care in this important clinical area within Pathology. The core working hours are Monday- Friday between 7am and 4pm. The post holder is expected to participate in out of hours cover.
Main Duties
- The role requires efficient mortuary management and participation in routine and specialist mortuary procedures.
- Management of key documentation and audit trails is a daily requirement, together with updating policies, procedures, and managing mortuary assets.
- The role oversees the dignified reception, care and release of adult and baby deceased patients. Specialist technical skills and knowledge are a requirement for this post. For example, the successful candidate will advise, support and oversee with complex post-mortem examinations, with sympathetic reconstructions, remove medical devices and facilitate viewings of deceased patients.
- The post holder will ensure effective training, competency assessments and communications with the team and will link with other key professionals. This includes Medical Examiner’s Office, Bereavement and End of Life specialists, HM Coroner, Funeral Directors and service engineers.
Qualifications
- Education to GCSE (or equivalent)
- Including English, mathematics and a Science (ideally biology).
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent).
- RSPH Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Science, Anatomical Pathology Technology
Desirable
- RSPH Level 4 Diploma in Healthcare Science, Anatomical Pathology Technology.
- Membership of a professional body or association (e.g. AAPT, RIPH).
Experience (Essential)
- Experience of working in a clinical environment.
- Highly developed knowledge of routine and specialised techniques currently used in Hospital Mortuaries.
- Extensive experience and underpinning knowledge of advanced post mortem and mortuary techniques
- Ability and experience to train and organise staff of all grades with demonstrable experience of teaching.
- Professional experience to be able to manage a Mortuary facility.
- Ability to prepare and work accurately from written protocols.
- Knowledge of safety, including infectious diseases and dangerous chemicals/gases.
- Awareness of the National Health Service.
- Awareness of the role of Mortuary services.
- Awareness of the role of Bereavement services.
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
- A good understanding of cultural beliefs and practices in relation to death.
Desirable
- Knowledge of hospital and laboratory computer systems.
- Awareness on accreditation requirements and quality management systems.
Additional Criteria
- Honest.
- Compassionate and empathetic.
- Ability to work alone or in a team.
- Calm and logical under pressure and able to meet deadlines.
- Flexible and able to change priorities at short notice.
- Progressive and self-motivated.
- Good interpersonal skills (e.g. professional, pleasant manner, approachable).
- Able to manage workload and demand for urgent action.
- Ability to work cross-site as required.
- Ability to participate in the Mortuary oncall system.
- Good manual dexterity.
- Able to move small loads.
- Able to undertake silting / standing /repetitive tasks for prolonged periods.
- Able to work at night and alone
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Health and well-being
- Counselling service
- 27 days’ annual leave allowance after 5 and 10 years’ service
- Parental leave
- UK visa sponsorship
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to apply
For help with your application, contact:
Katie Dias
katie.dias@uhb.nhs.uk
01214242197
Application Deadline
September 30, 2024