Senior Anatomical Pathology Technologist

The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive.
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Anatomical Pathology Technologist to join our friendly team at Leighton Hospital.
Working with the Mortuary Manager you will have responsibility for delivering a full range of mortuary activities and take personal responsibility for the undertaking of all duties related to admission, identification and safe storage of deceased bodies for post mortem examination in accordance with the service procedures. You will assist the Mortuary Manager in supervising, coordinating and monitoring the performance and daily work schedules of all mortuary staff across Leighton and Macclesfield mortuaries within the framework of service requirements, including induction, training and professional development., Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this vacancy.
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· Qualified to Level 4 Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology.
· Able to easily always adopt a methodical approach to work and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
· Possess a high level of resilience, emotional stability and maturity.
· Able to deal with distressing situations in a professional, dignified and respectful manner.
· Adaptable to change and able to contribute to service improvements.
· Able to demonstrate the highest standards of personal conduct, honesty, integrity at all times
· Be an effective team player.
You will assist pathologists with post mortem examinations in-line with protocols, including high-risk cases when required and work out of hours on forensic cases at Royal Stoke Hospital as and when required. You will work under the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) as a Person Designated (PD) supporting the Designated Individual and will share on-call duty.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
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At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve., At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!