Bank Mortuary Support worker

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate to join the Mortuary Team at Chelsea and Westminster and/or West Middlesex Hospital to support our friendly and passionate Mortuary team on a temporary basis to provide support where needed.

The post holder must have experienced working with the deceased and is able to provide reassurance to families and friends that we will take good care of their loved ones in preparation for their final journey.

The post holder will support the running of the mortuary service at the hospital during periods of need e.g. sickness, surge or major incident.

This is to ensure the mortuary team can continue to give a first class service that is focused on caring for the bereaved across our sites and to be able to provide reassurance to families that we will take good care of their loved ones in preparation for their final journey.

The post holder will be responsible for assisting the site mortuary team with the smooth day-to-day running of the site mortuary, to ensure the development and delivery of a sensitive, responsive and high quality bereavement care service, which requires knowledge of a range of bereavement issues, a high level of empathic communication skills and an understanding of different cultural requirements relating to death and bereavement., oFull mortuary teamoMedical Examiner Officers / Medical ExaminersoChaplaincyoHead of EPRR & BCoPatients, relatives, friends and visitorsoPortering staffoOperational managersoMedical and nursing staffoSpecialist teams e.g. Infection, Prevention and Control, NWL Pathology, Palliative Care TeamoFuneral DirectorsoCoroners and Coroner's Officers, Pathologists and police- Mortuary staff in other hospitals

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.