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Anatomic Pathology Technician

The closing date is 31 July 2025

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Job summary

NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for an Anatomic Pathology Technician to join the Pathology Department at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust FT. The role requires the successful candidate to assist in the provision of a comprehensive Mortuary service to the Trust and Southampton City Coroner, carrying out both routine and specialised autopsy services.

Main duties of the job

As a Mortuary Technician, you will be expected to have sufficient previous experience of working within an NHS mortuary setting, particularly experienced in doing body checks and liaising with funeral directors.

On a day-to-day basis you will be supporting the senior mortuary staff in the delivery of the service.

The service operates Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 16:30 and the ideal candidate will be able to work full-time.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£13.57 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-25-1027

Job locations

UHS

Tremona Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 6YD


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To receive and register patients who have died from both within the Trust and across the local health economy.
  • Entering patient data on to the laboratory computer system.
  • To identify and register patients effects according to existing legal requirements.
  • To store the patient according to the patients condition e.g. infectious state, in accordance with department protocols.
  • To facilitate the confirmation of the patient identification.
  • Prepare patient for autopsy.
  • Assist during the autopsy process. This will include the removal of viscera, the display of tissues for teaching purposes, use of specialist techniques when required, tissue and sample taking where appropriate, data collection.
  • To comply with all Department and Trust policies and procedures relating to organ and tissue retention and ensue that records are correctly maintained.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To receive and register patients who have died from both within the Trust and across the local health economy.
  • Entering patient data on to the laboratory computer system.
  • To identify and register patients effects according to existing legal requirements.
  • To store the patient according to the patients condition e.g. infectious state, in accordance with department protocols.
  • To facilitate the confirmation of the patient identification.
  • Prepare patient for autopsy.
  • Assist during the autopsy process. This will include the removal of viscera, the display of tissues for teaching purposes, use of specialist techniques when required, tissue and sample taking where appropriate, data collection.
  • To comply with all Department and Trust policies and procedures relating to organ and tissue retention and ensue that records are correctly maintained.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • - Sound experience of undertaking Cat 3 post mortems (dissection and circulator)
  • - Sound experience of undertaking Peri-natal and Paediatric post mortems
  • - Diploma or Level 3 / 4 qualifications in Anatomical Pathology Technician
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • - Sound experience of undertaking Cat 3 post mortems (dissection and circulator)
  • - Sound experience of undertaking Peri-natal and Paediatric post mortems
  • - Diploma or Level 3 / 4 qualifications in Anatomical Pathology Technician

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

UHS

Tremona Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 6YD


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

UHS

Tremona Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 6YD


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Recruiter

Vanessa Chung

UHSRecruitment@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330143694

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£13.57 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-25-1027

Job locations

UHS

Tremona Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 6YD


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