Mortuary Assistant

As a Mortuary Assistant, you’ll play an essential part in ensuring the safe, respectful and compliant handling of deceased patients within the County Mortuary. Working as part of the Coroners, Registration and Bereavement Service, you’ll support the smooth running of daily operations, contribute to high professional standards, and uphold the dignity of every individual in your care. This is a role where calm professionalism, compassion and attention to detail truly matter.

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.

Your work will focus on keeping mortuary operations running smoothly and safely. You’ll be responsible for the careful transportation of deceased patients to the County Mortuary, ensuring all associated possessions and records are handled accurately and respectfully. Inside the mortuary, you’ll support colleagues with safe movement and preparation tasks, help maintain a clean and compliant environment, and ensure samples and clinical waste are managed correctly. You’ll also contribute to seasonal or emergency duties when required, providing steady, reliable support in a service that depends on calm focus and professionalism.

You’ll be someone who can remain calm, professional and compassionate in sensitive situations. You’re comfortable working independently, but also value being part of a supportive team. You bring strong attention to detail, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with care. You’ll also have:

• A full driving licence and confidence operating specialist vehicles.

• The ability to carry out regular manual handling tasks safely.

• A good standard of general education (GCSE or equivalent).

• An understanding of Health & Safety and HTA compliance, or a willingness to learn.

• Flexibility to work an alternating shift pattern, including some weekends and bank holidays. Experience in a mortuary, funeral service or healthcare environment is helpful but not essential - what matters most is your professionalism, resilience and commitment to treating every individual with dignity.

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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