MSSSC Mortuary Assistant Manchester, England
Job description
The Manchester Surgical Skills and Simulation Centre (MSSSC) was established in 2012 and is housed in the Stopford Building at the University of Manchester on Oxford Road. The Centre has extensive modern facilities largely focused on craft (interventional) training needs. Facilities include a lecture room with capacity for 40 (pre-COVID); A-V links within facility and external (MRI); operating tables; a wide range of surgical equipment including endoscopic (arthro-, lap-, sinus). A key facet is the ability and focus to utilise human cadavers for training and simulation, under the auspices of the required HTA licence.
The MSSSC closed in early 2020 and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has been successful in gaining funding to re-open as a pilot to assess the long-term viability of the Centre.
Working under the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) Anatomy licence, the main purpose of the role will be supporting the preparation and provision of human cadavers, animal tissue, surgical apparatus, equipment and other materials for training courses delivered by the Manchester Surgical Skills Simulation Centre.
The postholder will work under supervision to prepare training materials (including human cadavers and animal tissues) for a wide variety of training courses; assist course organisers (e.g. with surgical apparatus) during the running of courses; cleaning and tidying the dissection room once courses have finished.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our over 28,000 workforce to pursue their career goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from an extraordinary scale of opportunity.
We’re also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research & innovation through the introduction of Hive; our new Electronic Patient Record system, launching in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. Moreover, we’re excited to be progressing our MFT Green Plan along with our vison to become an Anchor Organisation, creating new jobs, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing skills and contributing to a zero-carbon environment for the benefit of the local neighbourhood.
At MFT, we create & foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open & transparent, protecting your health & wellbeing & shaping MFT’s future together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
