Fixed term - 9 months
21.5 hours
To work with the team of Consultant Histopathologists undertaking post-mortem examination at the Trust ensuring that a high standard of administrative/secretarial service is maintained and deadlines for His Majesty’s Coroner’s services are met. To work closely with the Mortuary and Bereavement Manager and provide support to the mortuary team.
1. To accurately enter patient registration details onto the mortuary’s Solace system when patients are booked into the mortuary under our care.
2. To transcribe post-mortem examination reports from the Winscribe system to Microsoft Word template documents.
3. To notify the Coroner’s office of post-mortem outcomes following the daily post-mortem sessions (Monday – Friday).
4. Ensure that on completion of the post-mortem report, these are dispatched to the Coroner’s office in a timely manner.
5. To facilitate payments to the Consultant Histopathologists for post-mortems undertaken by way of invoicing to the Trust Payroll Department.
6. To use Microsoft Excel to keep an accurate record of post-mortem activity and update the Trust’s Finance Department monthly thus ensuring funds are released to the Trust by the Coroner’s office.
7. To attend and record minutes of the Human Tissue Authority Retention Traceability Meetings (quarterly).
8. To ensure diary management for the Consultant Histopathologists in respect of Inquest attendance dates sent from the Coroner’s office, and preparation of documentation prior to these inquests.
9. To use the relevant information technology systems which may be required e.g. SharePoint, Lorenzo, Outlook, Word, Excel, EIS and Results Governance.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
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.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required . These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

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