Mortuary Assistant - Mortuary

2 full time permanent posts.

The shift pattern for these posts are:

​​​​​​First post:

Hours: 37.5 hours per week averaged over 8 week rota

Shift Pattern

• Week 1 - 8 to 4 Monday to Friday.
• Week 2 - 7 Nights - Monday to Sunday -9pm to 6am.
• Week 3 - Monday to Friday off; Saturday and Sunday 6 to 2.
• Week 4 - 6 to 2 Monday to Friday (effectively 7 days 6 to 2 if you include the weekend prior).
• Week 5 - 8 to 4 Monday to Friday
• Week 6 - 7 to 3 Monday to Friday and 2pm to 10pm Saturday and Sunday
• Week 7 - Monday and Tuesday off. Wednesday to Friday 8 to 4
• Week 8 - 2pm to 10pm Monday to Friday

Second post:

Hours: 37.5 hours per week averaged over 5 week rota

Shift Pattern     

• 08.30 – 16.30      Monday - Friday
• 12.00 – 20.00      every 3rd week
• 9.00am – 13.00  (one in every five Saturdays)

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Mortuary Assistants are required to work across various sites in NHSGG&C with the base site being the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The main duties are dealing with the receipt, removal and transfer of deceased, preparing the deceased for viewing and organising and conducting viewings with relatives and completing all paperwork for release of deceased to Funeral Directors. This position will involve lone working.

• Candidates should be qualified to higher grade level (3 Highers at Grade C) or above, or be qualified to HNC/SVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification.
• The successful candidate must also possess good literacy and numeracy skills, good time management and organisational skills, excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills and demonstrable knowledge of confidentiality and Data Protection policies
  
• The successful candidate should also have experience of working with the public, preferably in a hospital environment, and should ideally have experience of working with the deceased.

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Informal Contact: Robert Cast, Contact Number 0141 451 5815, Email Robert.cast@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.   

Due to the anticipated response to this post, it may be closed before the mentioned closing date noted on the advert, therefore once you start your application form, please complete it immediately.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.​​​​​​​

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