Senior Anatomical Pathology Technician: Sponsorship Available

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership at Sheffield Children’s NHSFT for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the paediatric mortuary service as a Band 6 Anatomical Pathology Technician.

The successful candidate will join the small but busy team to work in a recently renovated and expanded paediatric mortuary. The service conducts over 450 post mortems per year, covers up to 24 coronial areas and 20 hospital trusts for babies and children ranging from 12 weeks gestation to 18 years of age, including specialist forensic cases. The role is to provide a compassionate and high quality mortuary service in conformance with relevant legislation, HTA code of practice and guidance.

The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Partnership fully integrates the pathology services delivered on behalf of the Partner Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint; Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.

The Pathology Partnership will provide the best possible service for patients and clinicians; improving health outcomes, delivering quality and efficiency benefits and ensuring a sustainable workforce for the longer term.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for assisting in the provision of the Sheffield children’s hospital paediatric mortuary service. Individuals should be motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be well organised and hold Certificate & Diploma in Anatomical Pathology technology or Level 3 Diploma. Work in this area requires frequent exposure to highly distressing and emotive situations in addition to periods of intense physical activity with the need to maintain concentration for long periods.

Attention to detail, the ability to maintain confidentiality with a caring attitude and the ability to organise and prioritise work is required.

There is the need to lone work with a 1:3 on call and occasionally work under very challenging circumstances.

The post-holder will ensure that documentation and records are accurate and kept securely and will carry out duties to support the efficient running of the mortuary and keep up to date with HTA and UKAS related issues.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.

As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Certificate in Anatomical Pathology technology or Level 3 Anatomical Pathology technology
  • Diploma in Anatomical Pathology technology or Level 4 Anatomical Pathology technology or equivalent experience
  • Commitment to undertake all on the job training
  • Up to date training – manual handling

Desirable

  • Registration with AAPT (Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology)
  • Evidence of relevant CPD

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive relevant experience of working within a hospital or public mortuary, including, hazardous implants removal understanding medical information, training.
  • Experience mentoring staff, dealing with families and other service users
  • Dissection and reconstruction, including suturing, evisceration of organs, scalpel use, suturing for facial reconstruction/corneal retrieval, enucleation
  • In depth knowledge of organ retention, post mortem issues, advanced autopsy and forensic techniques, consent form issues, inc sensitive disposal of organs
  • Experience with a range of Mortuary techniques.
  • Knowledge of advanced autopsy, forensic, and infection procedures.
  • Knowledge of sample taking and distribution

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Keyboard and IT skills with basic understanding of MS Word, Excel and Access
  • Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
  • Effective Communication skills, written and oral
  • Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach

Desirable

  • In depth understanding of Word, Excel, power point and access.

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: 15 December 2024

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