Mortuary Manager: Sponsorship Available

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Mortuary team provides a high quality Anatomical Pathology Service to the deceased and bereaved people of South of Tyne and Wear.

 

The post holder is responsible for the control and management of the mortuary services at Sunderland Royal Hospital, South Tyneside District Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead and providing both a professional service for the Consultant Pathologists and relative administration duties.

As part of the team the post holder will have developed advanced knowledge, experience and competency in specialised anatomical pathology techniques. It is a primary role of the post to carry out both routine and advanced post mortem procedures including the preparation of the deceased for viewing, autopsy and police identification. The post holder will provide specialist advice to users of the service within and out with the Trust in a manner commensurate with the sensitive nature of the work.

 

Main duties of the job

Manage and control the mortuary service services at Sunderland Royal Hospital, South Tyneside District Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead

Responsible for producing and updating Standard Operating Procedures for the mortuary including those involving mortuary support staff eg portering staff and domestics.

To advise on the department’s position with regard to Trust policies eg bereavement policy, direct removal of bodies from wards, transportation of infants forms.

Involved with all aspects of staff recruitment and selection.

Provide statistics required for pathology business planning and budgetary control.

Responsible for planning daily work priorities and staff allocation and rotation across 3 sites

Keep weekly attendance records including annual and sick leave.

Organise daily and on-call rota to cover in hours and out-of-hours emergency cover across the three sites.

Responsible for recording monthly returns required by the Trusts for charging the local authority and dispatching them to the relevant department

Responsible for assessing the need for replacement stock and ordering supplies and equipment as necessary.

Act as a key holder for the department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • L4 Diploma APT

Desirable

  • Managerial qualification

Experience

Essential

  • All aspects of mortuary functions

Desirable

  • managerial experience

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: 29 September 2026

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