Deputy Mortuary service manager

Working in tandem with the service manager provide a specialist, safe, secure, effective and comprehensive mortuary, bereavement and post-mortem service for the needs of the Trust across the Stockport and Tameside sites.

The post holder will be required to manage the day-to-day support and supervision of both the Anatomical Pathology Technologist (APT) and Bereavement staff.

The post holder will ideally hold both the Certificate and Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology and ideally show evidence of further development such as attaining a Foundation Degree in Mortuary Science. They will need to be able to work unsupervised and perform a broad range of duties, including performing autopsies. The post holder will provide an expert level of theoretical and practical knowledge and experience and hold responsibility for supporting all aspects of after-death care and will ensure that services promote dignified care of the deceased at all times, working flexibly across both sites to maintain continuity and resilience of service.

Work in unison with the Mortuary Service Manager, and deputising as required, take full responsibility for the day-to-day management and leadership of Mortuary and Bereavement Services across Stockport and Tameside hospitals.

Perform, supervise and teach evisceration, reconstruction and post-mortem examinations (autopsies) in the same capacity as the lead, providing practical assistance to the Pathologist and ensuring safe practices and SOPs are followed throughout.

Lead the day-to-day management, supervision and development of APT and Bereavement staff, including appraisals, recruitment, attendance, conflict resolution and workforce planning.

Act as Named Individual under HTA regulations and ensure compliance with UKAS ISO 15189:2022 and HTA standards, including SOPs, risk and COSHH assessments, quality control, audit and investigation of non-conformances.

Plan and co-ordinate the mortuary workload, rostering and on-call rota, escalating capacity issues and undertaking capacity and demand analysis to support service delivery.

Communicate sensitively with bereaved relatives, undertakers, the Coroner's Office and Trust Bereavement Team, and conduct viewings with dignity and compassion.

Monitor stock and consumables, management of pay and non-pay budgets, and contribute to business cases and service level agreements.

Support service improvement, teaching and training, and maintain accurate records and statistical returns.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

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