An exciting opportunity has arisen within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership at Sheffield Children's NHSFT for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the paediatric mortuary service as a Band 6 Anatomical Pathology Technician.

The successful candidate will join the small but busy team to work in a recently renovated and expanded paediatric mortuary. The service conducts over 450 post mortems per year, covers up to 24 coronial areas and 20 hospital trusts for babies and children ranging from 12 weeks gestation to 18 years of age, including specialist forensic cases. The role is to provide a compassionate and high quality mortuary service in conformance with relevant legislation, HTA code 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 Sheffield children's hospital paediatric mortuary service. Individuals should be motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be well organised and hold Certificate & Diploma in Anatomical Pathology technology or Level 3 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 lone work with a 1:3 on call and 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.

About us

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.

Job description

Job 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

• 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

• Registration with AAPT (Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology)
• Evidence of relevant CPD

Experience

Essential

• 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

• Previous NHS experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• 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

• In depth understanding of Word, Excel, power point and access.

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Children's Hospital

Clarkson Streer

Sheffield

S10 2TH

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