Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Mortuary service manager
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Deputy Mortuary Service Manager
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with strong governance and leadership qualities for the role of Deputy Mortuary Service Manager, working cross-site at Stockport and Tameside general hospitals.
In conjunction with the Mortuary Service Manager, you will lead Mortuary and Bereavement Services and in ensuring that quality standards and regulatory compliance are met, including UKAS ISO 15189:2022 and HTA requirements. You will support autopsies and act as a role model in the dignified care of the deceased.
- Working closely with the operational team ensure the effective delivery of services to patients in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls, and resource constraints.
- Support the Mortuary Service Manager and Designated Individual in the delivery of Trust objectives and dignified care of the deceased.
- Support the development and delivery of strategic vision, helping ensure service changes meet internal and external expectations and standards.
- Understand business requirements and support plans for service improvement using modernisation techniques.
Requirements
The successful candidate will hold a Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology, have proven supervisory experience, and the ability to work flexibly across both sites. If you are committed to excellence in end-of-life care, we would welcome your application.
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- Working in tandem with the service manager provide a specialist, safe, secure, effective, and comprehensive mortuary, bereavement, and post-mortem service for the needs of the Trust across the Stockport and Tameside sites.
- Manage the day-to-day support and supervision of both the Anatomical Pathology Technologist (APT) and Bereavement staff.
- Hold both the Certificate and Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology, and ideally show evidence of further development such as attaining a Foundation Degree in Mortuary Science.
- Work unsupervised and perform a broad range of duties, including performing autopsies.
- Provide an expert level of theoretical and practical knowledge and experience.
- Hold responsibility for supporting all aspects of after-death care and ensure that services promote dignified care of the deceased at all times, working flexibly across both sites to maintain continuity and resilience of service.
About Us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
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We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive, and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits We Offer To You
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics, and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning, and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Mark Gordon
- Job title: Associate Divisional Director for Pathology
- Email address: mark.gordon@stockport.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0161 419 4676
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