Lead Anatomical Pathology Technician

at  Ashford St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To manage the mortuary in an appropriate manner in order to maintain its standing as both a hospital and public mortuary, and as a receiving site in Surrey for Coroners and Forensic deaths. The provision and maintenance of a system for documenting and recording full details relevant to the receipt, processing and release of bodies and tissues/organs. To perform evisceration and body reconstruction techniques to a high standard. To report any incidents in a timely manner using the Trust incident reporting procedure.
To aid in the investigation of such incidents in conjunction with the Network Mortuary Operations Manager. To provide day-to-day line management to staff. To appraise staff on a yearly basis with the Network Mortuary Operations Manager. To instruct and train Mortuary APT staff in mortuary techniques to develop expertise within the hospital.
To train porters in relevant mortuary procedures. To manage the Statutory and Mandatory compliance of the mortuary team. To keep accurate and compliant training and competency records for all mortuary staff To plan and arrange cover for the mortuary in the event of sickness absence or annual leave, liaising with the Network Mortuary Operations Manager, other BSPS Senior APT staff and the Coroners office as required. To manage the servicing and maintenance of mortuary equipment and to plan with outside contractors to ensure the continued availability of mortuary facilities.
To keep accurate records of such equipment. To ensure the provision of an effective, high quality office administration service for the mortuary including dealing with post and answering telephone queries. To ensure all paperwork is completed for the correct receipt of bodies DOA and BID in compliance with national legislation and local requirements. To regularly review/ write Mortuary standard operating procedures, and general and COSHH risk assessments, with the Network Mortuary Operations Manager, in line with H&S and HTA requirements.
To keep up to date with any legal aspects of the job, for example, HTA and Department of Health initiatives etc. To develop, implement and maintain an up to date contingency plan, with the Network Mortuary Operation Manager, according to the requirements of the Trust, the Coroners Officer and emergency planning. To provide cross site cover if required, to other BSPS mortuary sites, please see JD for more details

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