Anatomical Pathology Technician

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an individual to become part of a small Mortuary team at Stockport NHS foundation Trust; maintaining and developing skills to ensure a safe, professional and efficient Mortuary service.

This permanent Band 3 position would be well suited to an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate person.

The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of Mortuary activities and ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the department.

They will be responsible for the receipt and release of patients, accurate recording of valuables and property and preparing patients for viewing.

They will communicate effectively with a wide range of staff and service users; including bereaved relatives.

The post holder is required to participate in providing an on-call service and also possible weekend working to meet the needs of the department, for this reason applicants must have access to their own transportation., The post holder will assist in the monitoring of resources (equipment, consumables and premises), to achieve optimum quality and efficiency. They will work closely with the mortuary team leader in day-to-day operation and contribute to the training of junior staff. They will communicate and liaise with clinical and non-clinical Trust staff, HMCo's, Police, SOCOs, APTs, Funeral Directors and Consultant Histopathologists to ensure delivery of a professional and efficient mortuary service., 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.

As Stepping Hill Mortuary does not perform post-mortems the transfer of deceased to our service provider is required, this is a temporary release in the morning , to return in the afternoon., We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

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.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays


• NHS pension scheme membership


• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further


• NHS Staff discounts


• Cycle to work scheme


• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt


• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice