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Job summary
NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for an Anatomic Pathology Technician to join the Pathology Department at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust FT. The role requires the successful candidate to assist in the provision of a comprehensive Mortuary service to the Trust and Southampton City Coroner, carrying out both routine and specialised autopsy services.
Main duties of the job
As a Mortuary Technician, you will be expected to have sufficient previous experience of working within an NHS mortuary setting, particularly experienced in doing body checks and liaising with funeral directors.
On a day-to-day basis you will be supporting the senior mortuary staff in the delivery of the service.
The service operates Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 16:30 and the ideal candidate will be able to work full-time.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Details
- Date posted: 24 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 4
- Salary: £13.57 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: M0042-26-0241
- Job locations: UHS, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
- To receive and register patients who have died from both within the Trust and across the local health economy.
- Entering patient data on to the laboratory computer system.
- To identify and register patients effects according to existing legal requirements.
- To store the patient according to the patients condition e.g. infectious state, in accordance with department protocols.
- To facilitate the confirmation of the patient identification.
- Prepare patient for autopsy.
- Assist during the autopsy process. This will include the removal of viscera, the display of tissues for teaching purposes, use of specialist techniques when required, tissue and sample taking where appropriate, data collection.
- To comply with all Department and Trust policies and procedures relating to organ and tissue retention and ensue that records are correctly maintained.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Sound experience of undertaking Cat 3 post mortems (dissection and circulator)
- - Sound experience of undertaking Peri-natal and Paediatric post mortems
- - Diploma or Level 3 / 4 qualifications in Anatomical Pathology Technician
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This advert is for Anatomic Pathology Technician with NHS Professionals Limited in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £13.57. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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