Deputy Mortuary Service Manager: Sponsorship Available

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

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. You will support the Mortuary Service Manager and Designated Individual in the delivery of Trust objectives and dignified care of the deceased.

Support of the development and delivery of strategic vision, helping ensure service changes meet internal and external expectations and standards. You will need to understand business requirements and support plans for service improvement using modernisation techniques.

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.

 

Main duties of the job

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.

The post holder will be required to manage the day-to-day support and supervision of both the Anatomical Pathology Technologist (APT) and Bereavement staff.

The post holder will ideally 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. They will need to be able to work unsupervised and perform a broad range of duties, including performing autopsies. The post holder will provide an expert level of theoretical and practical knowledge and experience and hold responsibility for supporting all aspects of after-death care and will ensure that services promote dignified care of the deceased at all times, working flexibly across both sites to maintain continuity and resilience of service.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • RSPH Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology (Level 4 equivalent).
  • Certificate in Anatomical Pathology Technology.
  • Management qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience).

Desirable

  • Evidence of CPD
  • Health & Safety qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Thorough understanding of HTA legislation and the Named Individual / Designated Individual role
  • legislation for Coroner’s and forensic post-mortems, death registration and statutory duties.
  • In-depth knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of post-mortem examination, evisceration, tissue retrieval and body reconstruction

Desirable

  • Understanding of funeral customs and practices associated with different religious, non-religious and cultural traditions.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post-Diploma experience in a mortuary environment equivalent to a Senior APT.
  • Experience of specialised evisceration techniques and of performing autopsies / post-mortem examinations in the same capacity as the lead, including high-risk and bariatric examinations.
  • Leadership and management experience, including a range of HR processes.

Desirable

  • Experience of major incident planning and / or mass fatalities.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Strong professional communications skills
  • Compassionate care and communication
  • Strong analytical skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 01 September 2026

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