Mortuary Manager

his is a new role within the mortuary service in part to satisfy recent changes in governance recommendations and also with the increasing need for direct management within the mortuaries. We are seeking to appoint to an upgraded management position to support the enhanced role required within our team.

This is a unique specialised role to manage a service covering hospital and community deaths, forensic, and adult pathology and invasive post mortems. The role requires close working with Anatomical Pathology Technicians and assistants, pathologists and other pathology colleagues. You will also communicate with neighbouring Trusts, the Coroner service, Medical examiners and funeral directors. You will be responsible for ensuring a safe department which complies with the human tissue authority and UKAS 15189 standards. Any discrepancies to the standards will be investigated and reported by the post holder, who will plan and implement the required improvements working with the management team., The post holder will work autonomously to provide overall leadership and management of the hospital mortuary services across County Durham and Darlington.

The post holder will be a registered Health Care Professional or qualified Anatomical Pathology Technician with significant experience of leading busy and complex services. The post holder will require a masters level qualification (or equivalent) and have relevant training and experience in leadership and management.

The main role is to lead and manage the Quality Assurance and Health and Safety areas in the Mortuary Services across University Hospital North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital with responsibility for the day to day operational running of the service. Duties will be undertaken across multiple sites with additional duties covering the community body stores of Bishop Auckland General Hospital and Richardson Hospital.

To ensure quality assurance frameworks are in place for all mortuary services, and ensure data quality and governance arrangements are robust.

To ensure all Trust health and safety and security requirements are met in the mortuary sites and satellite body stores.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.