Anatomical Pathology Technologist

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom London Borough of Camden Full time

Job summary

What Youll Be Doing

An exciting opportunity is available for an Anatomical Pathology Technologist, to join the well established and friendly mortuary team at Camden will be taking responsibility for delivering a full range of mortuary activities and take personal responsibility for the undertaking of duties related to admission, identification, and safe storage of deceased bodies for post-mortem in accordance with the services procedures.

This is a varied role blending high standards of post mortem care, supporting clinicians and other professionals along with maintaining all requirements to ensure the HTA regulations are upheld. You will assist pathologists with post-mortem examinations, including high-risk and forensic cases as and when required.

Additionally, you will work with other teams such as the community safety and emergency management to assist with the development and testing of emergency response plans and facilitate viewings and police identifications in conjunction with the Coroners Office.

Main duties of the job

You must have a Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technician or equivalent APT qualification and have demonstrable experience of working in a mortuary setting. Experience in high risk and forensic post-mortems would be welcomed.

You will have good technical knowledge of mortuary policy, procedure, and human anatomy. As well as a good understanding of health and safety legislation and working in compliance with SOP and HTA guidelines.

You will be a resilient individual, you will have the ability to deal with difficult situations and manage sensitive information securely. You will have the ability to take an organised approach to your own workload, working individually and as part of a team, whilst dealing with conflicting priorities and ensure a customer service focussed approach.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

About us

About Camden

In Camden we are committed to working together to make our borough the best place to live, work, study, and visit. Partnership with our communities is central to the way we work, so that everyone can access opportunities, and nobody gets left behind. Heres where you can help decide a better future for us all. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a vital aspect of forensic and coronial services while working within a supportive and collaborative team environment. If you are ready to embrace the challenges of this role and make a meaningful impact in a crucial field, we invite you to apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

About the role

The post holder must be committed to delivering a service of excellence in a busy and demanding environment with competing demands and priorities, working flexibly to meet individual and service objectives. The post holder must have the ability to prioritise and assist pathologists with post-mortem examinations, including high risk cases when be a person designated to which Human Tissue Authority license applies supporting the designated individual

About you

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking all duties related to admission, identification, and safe storage of deceased bodies for post-mortemIncluding but not limited to undertake: Preparation of bodies prior to post-mortem Evisceration of the deceased as determined by the pathologist and local protocol Reconstruction of the deceased following a post-mortem Responsibility for samples from post-mortem Facilitate viewings and police identification in conjunction with the coroners service Receipt and release of bodies procedure and accurate maintenance of records in accordance with the services valuables procedure Maintain high standards of hygiene within the post-mortem suite

As an individual to which the human tissue authority licence applies HTA ensure that: Statutory and additional conditions of the HTA licence are complied with Suitable practices are used while carrying out this activity You will need to be a resilient individual who will have the ability to deal with difficult situations and manage sensitive information You will have the ability to work individually or as part of a team You will need a focussed approach to dealing with a customer service This role is subject to an enhanced DBS checkTechnical Knowledge and Experience Essential-hold level 3 Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology or equivalent APT qualification Desirable- 2 years' experience working within a mortuary setting Demonstrate technical and scientific Knowledge and understanding of mortuary policy, procedure, and human anatomy Experience in high risk and forensic post-mortems would be welcomed Ability to take an organised approach to own workload whilst dealing with conflicting priorities and to ensure a customer service focused approach Demonstrate a good understanding of health and safety including infection control, manual handling, and risk assessments Knowledge of and ability to manage sensitive intelligence and information securely Proven ability to identify and implement service improvements Essential ability to maintain accurate mortuary records, in compliance with standard operating procedures, national guidance and human tissue authority requirements Demonstrate an awareness of politically sensitive issues The role will be based in an enabled and empowered team focussed service where all the officers are expected to work as one team to assist in the development of a culture where knowledge

Relationships: The post holder reports to the Bereavement service team leader, The senior Anatomical Pathology officer will supervise work in the mortuary.

To be effective in the engagement and communication with key stakeholders, including but not restricted to: Coroners service Consultant pathologists Public health funeral service Funeral directors Public Police UK Disaster victim identification unit Directorates and services across the Council Government agencies

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

You must have a Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technician or equivalent APT qualification and have demonstrable experience of working in a mortuary setting. Experience in high risk and forensic post-mortems would be welcomed.

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