Bereavement Officer/mortuary Assistant

6 months ago


Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bereavement Officer/Mortuary Assistant (band 3) within the busy Mortuary and Bereavement Service at West Suffolk NSH Foundation Trust. The Mortuary is fully licenced by the Human Tissue Authority and approximately 450 post mortem examinations each year.

There are already good working relationships with other organisations involved with the processes following a death in Suffolk and surrounding areas; the postholder will have the opportunity to work with them and strengthen these relationships.

The role is to take first calls from bereaved families and provide advice and support of the practical steps following a death. It will also include organising a funeral when there is no next of kin, preparing the monthly woodland burial, recording and handing property to families and assisting with other administrative tasks within the department.

The Mortuary Assistant tasks will include assisting with the receipt and release of deceased patients, housekeeping and supporting technical staff as and when required.

Participation in training of other staff within the Trust and external organisations.

Liaising and working with external organisations such as the Coroner’s Service, funeral directors, police, Trust staff and ambulance staff.

BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Please see job description for full details.

Under supervision participate in the provision of an effective service (technical and administrative), as appropriate, to the requirements of the Mortuary department.

Under supervision carry out daily recording of post mortem details, and the maintenance of Eden, other databases, and mortuary records, as required.

Under supervision assist in receiving deceased patients in strict accordance with mortuary procedures.

Under supervision carry out the release of deceased patients in accordance with the law and departmental procedures.

Under supervision, assist with the preparation of deceased patients for viewing by relatives.

Assist in the decontamination of the post-mortem room, and other designated “dirty activity areas”, in accordance with department procedures.

Act as a point of contact for the bereavement service and ensure effective communication between all staff, volunteers and departments within the Trust, service users, external/partner agencies, and members of the general public.

Welcome, meet and escort staff and relatives to/from the mortuary and bereavement services, as required.

Be able to deal confidently and competently with people, be able to provide a sympathetic response to those who may be distressed by bereavement, in a calm and compassionate manner.

Provide day-to-day administrative support and information, deal with daily departmental correspondence. Use of Microsoft Office.



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