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Regional Senior Anatomical Pathology Technician

Employer
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Location
Swansea
Salary
£35,922 to £43,257 per annum
Closing date
15 Aug 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
This is a new and exciting role whereby you will be working with the Regional Mortuary Manager in developing, and maintaining a regional mortuary and post mortem service across Swansea Bay and Hywel Dda University Health Boards.

This will ensure the provision of a safe, secure, effective and comprehensive regional mortuary service for the needs of the communities, Coroners and pathologists across South West Wales.

You will be required to manage the day-to-day support and supervision of both the APT and Trainee APT, to hold both the Certificate and the Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology work unsupervised and perform a broad range of duties providing an expert level of theoretical and practical knowledge and experience.

You will be required to apply your knowledge of the laws and codes of practice relating to the Mortuary and all aspects of its function.

Together with the Mortuary Manager you will be responsible for ensuring that full implementation of HTA licencing and regulatory requirements are met and communicate and liaise with clinical and non-clinical Health Board staff, Chaplaincy, HM Coroners, Police and Funeral Directors to ensure delivery of a professional and efficient mortuary service across the region.

Main duties of the job

In this interesting and varied role, you will have responsibility for the day to day line management and supervision of site-based Mortuary Service, providing strong leadership and support to all staff.

You will act as a professional role model engaging all staff across the region in the Health Board values, maintaining patient/relative privacy, dignity and respect at all times.

You will work with the current Care after Death managers across the region, ensuring positive relative experience in all aspects of after life care.

You will share good practice within the Mortuaries across the region ensuring the safety of staff, the deceased and bereaved relatives at all times.

With the mortuary manager, you will have responsibility for the designation and storage of the deceased and be responsible for identifying, and ordering equipmen. You will be responsible for ensuring that standards of the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licences are upheld for the following:
  • recording and overseeing lawful disposal of human tissue, products of conception
  • logging and storage of Police Forensic exhibits
  • safe storage and return of deceased patients' property.

You will also be involved in assisting the mortuary manager in the formulation of Service Level Agreements in relation to transport of the deceased and the provision of service to both County Councils and the Coroners service.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex religion or belief race age sexual orientation gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/Level 4 in Anatomical Pathology Technology (Significant post qualification experience) Understanding of specialist healthcare science activities acquired through training to postgraduate diploma level


Desirable

  • Membership of the Association of Anatomical Pathology Technologists UK DVI Membership Eye /Corneal Retrieval Training. European Computer Driving Licence


Experience

Essential

  • Compare with list of essential critera from Person Specification


Desirable

  • Compare with list of desirable critera from Person Specification


aptitudes and abilities

Essential

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Desirable

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Employer details

Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

Morriston Hospital and Glangwili Hospital

Swansea

SA6 6NL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

130-ACS187-0724

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