Apprentice Mortuary Technician (Person Designate)

This post is offered as an Apprenticeship position. The successful candidate will be employed as an apprentice as Level 3 Mortuary Technician and will be required to comply with all apprenticeship rules, standards, and training requirements. As part of the apprenticeship programme, the postholder will be expected to work towards, and successfully complete, the RSPH Level 3 in Anatomical Pathology Technology, undertaking all required knowledge units, competency assessments, and workplace-based training necessary for progression. The postholder will support the Clinical Mortuary Service Operations Manager, PMCT Manager, and Mortuary Administrative and Business Support Manager in the effective daily operation of the East London Forensic Centre, including the post-mortem CT (PMCT) scanning service., This role involves undertaking delegated duties as required, including but not limited to: facilitating the PMCT service (including associated technical tasks), assisting pathologists during external and invasive post-mortem examinations under the supervision of a qualified Anatomical Pathology Technologist and/or following successful competency assessment, providing dignified care of the deceased and ensuring their release to authorised funeral directors, maintaining the mortuary database and records, and supporting mortuary logistics relating to the transfer of deceased persons received from external facilities. The postholder must demonstrate flexibility in line with the pathologists' schedules and service needs., Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit ; Fraud Awareness Notice The London Borough of Waltham Forest only advertises vacancies via our official website and approved recruitment platforms (e.g. Jobsgopublic). We will never ask for payment or request sensitive personal or financial information as part of our recruitment process.

To be Considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements:

• Knowledge or experience of working with deceased persons, human tissue, human remains, or within a relevant healthcare, funeral or mortuary environment.
• Awareness of infection prevention and control principles, health and safety requirements, and safe working practices.
• Understanding of the importance of dignity, respect and confidentiality when working with deceased persons and bereaved families.
• Demonstrates professionalism, integrity, discretion and respect for the dignity of the deceased at all times.
• Demonstrates emotional resilience and the ability to work effectively in a sensitive environment involving deceased persons, traumatic cases and potentially distressing situations.
• Demonstrates a positive commitment to learning and successfully completing the apprenticeship programme.
• Demonstrates reliability, accountability and flexibility in response to changing service needs.
• Demonstrates emotional maturity, professionalism and the ability to maintain appropriate conduct and humour within a sensitive mortuary environment., Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
• Satisfactory declaration of interest;
• This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;
• Satisfactory DBS check;
• As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
  
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