Anatomical Pathology Technologist

Job overview

The University Hospitals of Leicester, Mortuary Service cares for approximately 4500 patients each year and is capable of accommodating up to 700 patients simultaneously.

We are a busy mortuary, performing an average of over a thousand post-mortems each year, this includes adult, paediatric, hospital, coronial and forensic examinations. We receive referrals, from across the Midlands, for bariatric and patients with group three pathogens, including prion disease.

We have been at the forefront of developing CT as a non-invasive diagnostic alternative to invasive post-mortem for a number of years and currently derive a cause of death using CT on approximately eighty five percent of Coronial post-mortems. We advocate external only and limited examinations where possible and also perform clinical intervention as preparation for angiograms.

This application will be closed once sufficient applications have been received. This can happen quickly, therefore early application is advised.

Main duties of the job

We are currently seeking an Anatomical Pathology Technologist to join our team of five APTs supported by Assistant Technical Officers and administrative staff.

The successful candidate will hold as a minimum the Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology or Level 3 Diploma. The department actively supports CPD and further academic study.

All our APTs participate in an out of hours on-call roster and qualified / trainee APTs will join this roster when they have attained a sufficient level of competency. Participation in the on-call roster entitles our APTs to a retention payment, in addition to the usual standby and on-call payments.

The APT role is demanding and will require physical skill, dexterity and exertion and would suit someone with a proven track record of resilience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Mortuary work involves a significant amount of physical, manual work and can be emotionally challenging. Appropriate advice from Trust health and safety professionals may be sought during the recruitment process to ensure prospective new team members are appropriately supported.

For full details please see the full Job Description & Person Specification document attached to this recruitment.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.