Trainee Anatomical Pathology Technologist

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Mortuary and Bereavement Service consists of APTs, Bereavement Officers, a Mortuary Assistant and administrative staff, working closely with Consultant and Junior Histopathologists from Cellular Pathology.

This department sits within the Directorate of Haematology, Cellular Pathology and Supporting Services. The Cellular Pathology laboratories and its scientific staff are managed independently. There are two mortuaries, one at Guy's and another at St Thomas' Hospital. St Thomas' acts as the main mortuary and is the site for all post-mortem examinations and related activity.


This is a training post and it is a condition of employment that the appointee will undertake appropriate studies both practical and theory based, as set down in a training log book, leading to the Level 3 Diploma Anatomical Pathology Technology, awarded by the Royal Society for Public Health.

As a TAPT in the mortuary and bereavement service, the post holder is expected to work as part of a team on a rotational basis within all specialities of Mortuary and Bereavement work, and to rotate between sites.


Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an Anatomical Pathology Technologist to join our team in the heart of central London.

Our hospitals could not be in a better location to enjoy the city and are within walking distance of all that London has to offer.

GSTT has a reputation for being an employer of choice, with development opportunities, central London accommodation and an ever dynamic working environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Organisational and Administrative

To keep accurate records of jewellery or valuables that may accompany patients.
To ensure that records are kept up to date and stored safely to ensure compliance with good work practices for the Human Tissue Authority
To advise Senior staff when stock levels of chemicals and consumables are approaching minimum stock levels.

To book and facilitate groups attending the mortuary for lectures, under the supervision of qualified staff.

To book viewings and when necessary accompany relatives into the viewing room, under the supervision of qualified staff.


To arrange official identification on behalf of HM Coroner and when necessary act as identifying officer, under the supervision of qualified staff.

To comply with reasonable requests by more senior staff.

To be responsible for the release and transfer of patients from the unit to the authorised person for collection.

Scientific and Technical

  • To assist the medical staff with routine post-mortem examinations (adult and paediatric), excluding High-Risk Cases, under the supervision of qualified staff i.e.
  • Organise the list for the days cases
  • Check the authorisation and extent of the postmortem examination
  • Liaise with all staff who are to be present during the examination
  • Gather all notes, xrays and information for the Pathologist
  • Prepare patients for examination
  • Perform external examination
  • Perform basic evisceration as per instruction from the pathologist
  • Take any relevant samples and send or store them respectively
  • Record weights, measurements and notes
  • To reconstruct patients (adult and paediatric) following a routine post-mortem examination under the supervision of qualified staff.
  • To take pictures during the post-mortem examination using the digital camera.
  • To process digital images using the PC and record them to a master folder.
  • To prepare the post-mortem room and equipment for routine and paediatric post-mortem examinations.
  • To receive patients and ensure that they are accurately identified, registered, weighed and measured prior to storage.
  • To layout and prepare patients for viewing.
  • To ensure that relatives are supported and treated with courtesy and consideration at all times.
  • To assist the pathologist during cut up sessions following fixation of tissue samples after the post mortem examination,
  • To deliver or arrange delivery of samples taken at post mortem examination
  • To maintain equipment on a day-to-day basis is accordance with department policies/procedures and in accordance with manufactures guidelines.
  • To assist more senior APTs in maintaining high scientific standards within the unit.
  • To carry out any cleaning and dressing of patients as required
  • To disinfect all tools and surfaces in the PM room after the day's examinations are complete
  • To assist the other APTs in cleaning all of the areas within the Mortuary.
Laboratory Informatics

  • To comply with local and national policies for the safe, secure and confidential processing and storage of patient and other Mortuary and Bereavement information.
  • To use the Mortuary information database according to the authorised protocols.
  • To maintain the integrity and accuracy of written Mortuary and Bereavement records and databases.
Health and Safety

  • To adhere to all departmental and Mortuary Health and Safety regulations a

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