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About the Role
This post is offered as an Apprenticeship position. The successful candidate will be employed as an apprentice as Level 3 Mortuary Technician and will be required to comply with all apprenticeship rules, standards, and training requirements. As part of the apprenticeship programme, the postholder will be expected to work towards, and successfully complete, the RSPH Level 3 in Anatomical Pathology Technology, undertaking all required knowledge units, competency assessments, and workplace-based training necessary for progression. The postholder will support the Clinical Mortuary Service Operations Manager, PMCT Manager, and Mortuary Administrative and Business Support Manager in the effective daily operation of the East London Forensic Centre, including the post-mortem CT (PMCT) scanning service.
Responsibilities
- Facilitating the PMCT service, including associated technical tasks.
- Assisting pathologists during external and invasive post-mortem examinations under supervision.
- Providing dignified care of the deceased and ensuring their release to authorised funeral directors.
- Maintaining the mortuary database and records.
- Supporting mortuary logistics relating to the transfer of deceased persons received from external facilities.
- Demonstrating flexibility in line with pathologists’ schedules and service needs.
Requirements
- Knowledge or experience of working with deceased persons, human tissue, human remains, or within a relevant healthcare, funeral or mortuary environment.
- Awareness of infection prevention and control principles, health and safety requirements, and safe working practices.
- Understanding of the importance of dignity, respect and confidentiality when working with deceased persons and bereaved families.
- Demonstrates professionalism, integrity, discretion and respect for the dignity of the deceased at all times.
- Demonstrates emotional resilience and the ability to work effectively in a sensitive environment.
- Demonstrates a positive commitment to learning and successfully completing the apprenticeship programme.
- Demonstrates reliability, accountability and flexibility in response to changing service needs.
- Demonstrates emotional maturity, professionalism and the ability to maintain appropriate conduct and humour within a sensitive mortuary environment.
- Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks.
- Satisfactory declaration of interest.
- Satisfactory DBS check.
- Ability to speak fluent English with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of the role.
Skills
- Anatomical Pathology Technology
Location
- London
Work Type
- Fixed Term Contract
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Apprentice Level 3
Education Level
- RSPH Level 3 in Anatomical Pathology Technology
Salary/Compensations
- £27,780.19
Benefits
- Workplace well-being
- Skills and progression
- Diversity and recruitment
About the Company
- Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
- We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities.
- Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
- London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers.
- This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace.
Equal Opportunity
- Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff.
- The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population.
- We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.
- Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
- To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process.
- The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first.
- We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments.
- Wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.