Mortuary Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role involves assisting with the daily operations of the mortuary service at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Key duties include identifying, registering, and releasing deceased patients, as well as liaising with various internal and external stakeholders such as nursing staff, bereavement teams, and funeral directors. The post holder will also assist with preparing deceased for viewing and supporting bereaved relatives. This position requires working safely under pressure and handling distressing situations with sensitivity.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake identification, registration and release procedures including trimonthly fetal burials.
- Liaise and communicate with various individuals and organisations concerned with the work of the mortuary.
- Ensure that any visitors to the mortuary area are treated in a sympathetic and caring manner.
- Maintain accurate electronic and manual records, including identification details of deceased and plans for release.
- Assist with the preparation of the deceased prior to viewing and accompany relatives during viewings.
- Help ensure the mortuary is at all times secure and access is restricted to authorised personnel.
Essential criteria
- Ability to work safely and effectively under pressure, without compromising the quality of work.
- Ability to undertake strenuous manual handling activities, such as moving deceased patients.
- Ability to work often in cold conditions
- Ability to work in conditions which may include body fluids and unpleasant odours
- Previous mortuary or funeral home experience
- Able to communicate sensitively with bereaved families.
- Able to liaise with colleagues, relatives, police and undertakers and have good written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to deal with distressing situations including bereaved relatives and parents following the death of a child or sudden unexpected deaths.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage time.
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Full working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, keyboard skills and experience of input into data base
- Awareness of bereavement, cultural and religious needs
- Awareness of The Human Tissue Act
- Infection control, cleaning techniques
- Good general standard of education including GCSE grades in English and Mathematics
- ECDL or equivalent qualification relating to IT skills including Excel, Microsoft Word and Outlook.
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mortuary Assistant
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
Closing Date: 31.08.26 (this may change dependent on response).
Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing01.09.26
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 07.09.26
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Mortuary Assistant to join the Bradford Royal Infirmary Mortuary service.
The successful candidate will be involved in the day-to-day workings in the mortuary at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust; this includes assisting with and undertaking efficient and effective body identification, registration and release procedures of the deceased from the mortuary.
The job holder will be required to liaise with a wide number of people from both within and outside of the Trust including Nursing and Medical staff, Bereavement Teams, Coroner's Officer's, Funeral Directors and on occasions bereaved relatives
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be involved in the safe and effective day to day working within the Mortuary.
Undertake identification, registration and release procedures including trimonthly fetal burials, transfer of histology specimens, releasing to coroner's and funeral directors
Assist in the preparation of fetal and maternal
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