Trainee Anatomical Pathology Technician

Job description

Job summary

**PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship**

Trainee Anatomical Pathology Technician

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 (Progression to Band 4 upon completion of qualification)

Closing Date: Friday 18th September 2026

Interview Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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Main duties of the job

Why might this job interest you?

We have an exciting opportunity for an Anatomical Pathology Technologist at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust to join the Mortuary Department. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of a high-quality, cost-effective, and patient-focused mortuary service, ensuring all activities are carried out in line with professional standards and Trust objectives. Working as part of the Mortuary team, you will assist in providing an efficient and compassionate service, contributing to the smooth day-to-day operation of the department while maintaining the highest standards of care, dignity, and professionalism.

As an Anatomical Pathology Technologist, you will be responsible for carrying out duties across the full range of mortuary services, ensuring activities are completed in line with departmental procedures and professional requirements. You will work within different areas of the mortuary facility, adapting to varying service demands and maintaining operational standards.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme - find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To assist in the preparation of deceased patients for post mortem examination as required by the Consultant Histopathologists; make accurate measurements of height/weight and record for the pathologists.
• To assist in the organisation and equipping of the post mortem room for post mortem examinations.
• To adhere to Trust policy, Coroners Office and Department of Health regulations and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and HTA regulations.
• To assist the Consultant Histopathologists and Home Office pathologists in a wide range of technical tasks, as requested during post mortem examinations, ensuring adherence to Trust policies and procedures and HTA regulations.
• To assist in the arrangement for specimens taken during post mortem examinations to be sent to the histology laboratory.
• To ensure that accurate records of deceased patients received into and collected from the mortuaries are in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To receive telephone calls from relatives, Coroners Office, the Police and any other parties who wish to arrange a viewing of a deceased patient.
• In liaison with the mortuary technicians arrange a mutually agreeable time with the friends / relatives for the viewing.
• To assist in the preparation of deceased patients for viewing in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To assist in the preparation of deceased patients for release to undertakers in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To undertake training to achieve the Certificate of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene.
• To participate in appraisals and personal reviews and to work to achieve personal objectives.
• To consult with and inform the Network Mortuary Manager or deputies on all matters related to the mortuaries and their staff.
• To ensure the provision of a high quality service. To ensure that Unit Wide standards are maintained and monitored to improve the quality of total care to all who come into contact with services provided by Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Service.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Job description
Job responsibilities

• To assist in the preparation of deceased patients for post mortem examination as required by the Consultant Histopathologists; make accurate measurements of height/weight and record for the pathologists.
• To assist in the organisation and equipping of the post mortem room for post mortem examinations.
• To adhere to Trust policy, Coroners Office and Department of Health regulations and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and HTA regulations.
• To assist the Consultant Histopathologists and Home Office pathologists in a wide range of technical tasks, as requested during post mortem examinations, ensuring adherence to Trust policies and procedures and HTA regulations.
• To assist in the arrangement for specimens taken during post mortem examinations to be sent to the histology laboratory.
• To ensure that accurate records of deceased patients received into and collected from the mortuaries are in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To receive telephone calls from relatives, Coroners Office, the Police and any other parties who wish to arrange a viewing of a deceased patient.
• In liaison with the mortuary technicians arrange a mutually agreeable time with the friends / relatives for the viewing.
• To assist in the preparation of deceased patients for viewing in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To assist in the preparation of deceased patients for release to undertakers in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To undertake training to achieve the Certificate of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene.
• To participate in appraisals and personal reviews and to work to achieve personal objectives.
• To consult with and inform the Network Mortuary Manager or deputies on all matters related to the mortuaries and their staff.
• To ensure the provision of a high quality service. To ensure that Unit Wide standards are maintained and monitored to improve the quality of total care to all who come into contact with services provided by Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Service.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• preferably within a healthcare environment

Desirable

• Relevant experience of working with bereaved families
• Funeral trade or experience of mortuary work
• Awareness of bereavement, cultural and religious needs

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential

• Basic education to GCSE level
• A-C Level Maths and English or equivalent
• Willingness to work towards Level 3 diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology as a trainee

Desirable

• GCSE or equivalent in Biology/anatomy

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good typing skills

Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• preferably within a healthcare environment

Desirable

• Relevant experience of working with bereaved families
• Funeral trade or experience of mortuary work
• Awareness of bereavement, cultural and religious needs

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential

• Basic education to GCSE level
• A-C Level Maths and English or equivalent
• Willingness to work towards Level 3 diploma in Anatomical Pathology Technology as a trainee

Desirable

• GCSE or equivalent in Biology/anatomy

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good typing skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address

George Eliot Hospital

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ

United Kingdom

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