Mortuary and Bereavement Team Leader

1 week ago


Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Full time

We are recruiting for a Mortuary and Bereavement Team Leader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond


To assist the mortuary and bereavement manager in the operational management of a professional Mortuary service for East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, liaising with all members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in the care of the deceased and with service users.


To assist the mortuary management team in the development and maintenance of the quality management system documentation for the provision of the mortuary service to UKAS and HTA standards.


The post holder will ensure dignified, sympathetic and empathetic mortuary service in line with the laws and codes of practice relating to the mortuary and ensure that all staff adhere to them.


The post holder will provide training for new members of the mortuary team and trainee anatomical pathology technicians, and act as a role model and mentor for the professional delivery of the services, promoting excellence throughout practice.


Communicate professional advice and expertise regarding specialised services, which can be highly complex with all staff groups such as Bereavement services, Medical Examiners Officers, secretarial staff, porters, estates, facilities, Pathology staff, wards and midwives.

Also includes service users including the Coroner's Office, Police, Funeral directors, families and crematoriums.


Supervise the daily operational aspects of the mortuary and post mortem services for the health board including the provision of routine and specialised post mortem services which will involve the post holder maintaining specialist equipment for use on patients.

Supervise all aspects of the dignified disposal of pregnancy loss remains in line with health board policies and procedures.


At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.

Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.


We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood


We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.

We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.

Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests.

Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

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