Body Store Supervisor

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Job overview

An exciting job opportunity has arisen at the Mortuary at Bristol Royal Infirmary. We are looking for a member of the team to take the position of Body Stores Supervisor in our busy city centre Hospital.

The post holder will supervise a small team within the body storage facility and be responsible for the organisation of daily activities and running of the storage facility. They will be expected to provide a safe, secure, effective and comprehensive service to meet the needs of the hospital and ensure that deceased patients and their families are treated with dignity and respect at all times.

Other duties will include liaising with and assisting funeral directors, medical examiners, bereavement officers, coroner’s personnel, police officers, doctors and multidisciplinary Trust teams as well as relatives and friends of the deceased patients.

The postholder will be required to participate in a 24/7 oncall rota.

This job advert may close early if a sufficient number of suitable applications have been submitted.

• Organise the day to day running of the department under the supervision of the Mortuary Manager and complete all work to a high standard and within expected time frames to meet service demands.
• Provide a safe, secure, effective and comprehensive service to meet the needs of the hospital and ensure that deceased patients and their families are treated with dignity and respect at all times.
• Ensure security and confidentiality at all times including the monitoring of all activities by internal and external staff.
• Supervise the daily activities of Body Store Attendants to include the creation of rotas.
• Report regularly to senior staff regarding the operational status of the department, including any issues or information relevant to the running of the department which can be used in Clinical Governance meetings.
• Attend departmental clinical governance meetings and actively participate to improve standards and services.
• Assist the Mortuary Manager in working towards improving departmental procedures to Human Tissue Authority regulatory standards.
• Be able to multitask and prioritise when there are competing demands; evaluate and act upon anomalous situations when dealing with emotional families at viewings or over the telephone; give guidance, support and comfort to bereaved relatives and friends.

A successful candidate must have the emotional strength to deal with all duties whilst maintaining calm, mature and compassionate disposition.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Good basic general education 4 x GCSE grade C or above – to include English & Maths)

• Working towards Level 2 Certificate in Mortuary Support
• Health and Safety Training

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of Trust IT systems
• Experience of the Hospital environment

• Previous experience of supervising
• Experience with the deceased
• Knowledge of Mortuary practices including Health and safety and Human Tissue Authority standards and regulations
• Understanding of the Coronial and Medical Examiners systems
• Understanding of infection control procedures
• Mortuary Experience
• Experience of organising and leading training of junior staff and other clinical staff

Skills and Abilities

• Good IT Skills specially the use of Microsoft Excel, Word etc
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to interact sensitively with the public
• Understanding of Confidentiality
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in record keeping
• Ability to work alone or as a team member
• High level of literacy and numeracy skills

• Ability to work methodically
• Ability to multitask
• Physically able to manoeuvre heavy loads

• As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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