Role Overview & Mandate
Executive Summary
An exciting, fixedterm/secondment opportunity has arisen to join our team as a mortuary & bereavement assistant delivering a first class...
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An exciting, fixedterm/secondment opportunity has arisen to join our team as a mortuary & bereavement assistant delivering a first class service that is focused on caring for the bereaved across our sites.
You will assist and support the Bereavement Officer in 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.
The post holder will also work in the mortuary to provide cover to meet the service needs. To accept deceased persons into the mortuary, correctly documenting their arrival. To release deceased persons into the care of the appointed funeral director, ensuring that all documentation involved in the process is accurately completed. The dignity of the deceased must be maintained at all times.
The post holder will work with patients, their families and carers, clinical staff and external professional agencies to ensure that the processes following a death are facilitated smoothly.
