Job summary
- Main area
- Pathology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some participation in out of hours on-call may be required)
- Job ref
- 110-HS018-0625
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Llantrisant
- Salary
- £46,840 - £53,602 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Mortuary and Bereavement Manager
Band 7
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced professional to join us to lead our Mortuary and Bereavement Services in CTMUHB.
We have three licensed mortuaries based in Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Prince Charles Hospital and Princess of Wales Hospital and are currently reviewing our model of how we provide our services. At the heart of our services is the importance of dignity for the deceased and care of the bereaved as well as strong conformance to regulatory standards.
We are seeking a highly motivated leader who shares our passion for high standards of dignified care of the deceased and bereaved families. You’ll have experience of ensuring compliance to regulatory standards, understanding the requirements within the Mortuary, as well as the Medical Examiner Regulations 2024.
Leading by example you’ll have the ability to inspire and develop teams in a culture of continual quality improvement. If this like a role that fits with your values and experience, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the lead for the Mortuary and Bereavement Services, working autonomously and liaising with all members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in the care of the deceased and with service users.
Is responsible for all aspects of after death care including the assessment, planning and evaluation of direct interventions with users. They will be expected to monitor and ensure a positive, caring, professional service, incorporating stakeholder and relatives’ feedback to improve quality of care delivered.
Will provide specialised training for staff regarding the management of after death care processes, and act as an effective role model and mentor for the professional delivery of the services, promoting excellence throughout practice.
The post holder will ensure dignified care of the deceased in line with the laws and codes of practice relating to the mortuary and ensure that all staff adhere to them.
Duties will be undertaken across multiple UHB sites - mortuaries are at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Prince Charles Hospital and Princess of Wales Hospital.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable at Level 3 Speaking/Listening (or ‘B1’ Level if you’ve learnt Welsh as an adult). This doesn’t mean you have to be fluent or able to write long reports in Welsh; it just means being able to hold simple conversations with patients. Have a look at the ‘Croeso Candidate!’ guide attached below for more information.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- RSPH Level 4 Diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology or equivalent
- Management or Leadership Qualification
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of current legislation relating to Coroner’s post mortems, death registration and statutory duties.
- Knowledge of workforce, resource and financial management acquired through formal training to Master’s Level or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
- Knowledge of clinical risk and governance, quality management and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) structures.
Desirable criteria
- Other relevant qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of training staff.
- Experience of leadership/staff management.
Desirable criteria
- Budget management.
Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work collaboratively and engage others in service development.
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative with minimum supervision.
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B1) are Desirable for this Role
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to be caring and compassionate, dealing with the recently bereaved and the care after death.
- Committed to quality improvement and high quality service delivery.
- Flexible approach to the needs of the service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Martin Ludlam
- Job title
- Cellular Pathology and Mortuary Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443343
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