Anatomical Pathology Technician

Anatomical Pathology Technician

The closing date is 15 March 2026

The Norther car alliance Mortuary Service is made up of the The Royal Oldham Hospital Mortuary Department is a newly built and innovatively designed mortuary providing comprehensive Mortuary, Post-mortem Services to the four hospitals of the Trust, Community deaths for the Manchester North Coroner, Forensic service for the Greater Manchester Coroners, the Home Office.

The Salford Royal is a newly built innovatively and innovatively designed mortuary providing comprehensive Mortuary, Post-mortem Services for the Salford Care Organisation and the Salford community deaths for the Bolton Coroner. Neurology postmortem service for the Greater Manchester Coroners, the Home Office

Both departments are HTA licensed; and are UKAS accredited.

You will work as a qualified Anatomical Pathology Technician in the Trust Mortuary Services. You will rotate between both Mortuary Departments. You will be proficient in the use of Mortuary and Post-mortem equipment, bec proficient in dissection techniques, ensuring Standard Operating Procedures are followed, Quality Control and Quality Assurance is performed. You will also perform basic mortuary and post-mortem tasks and use the department computer system.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

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Candidate Information Pack

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers

• certificate in anatomical pathology

• experience working in a mortuary

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Pro Rata Per Annum