Elements and Performance Criteria
- Monitor legal and regulatory requirements and standards
- Identify legislation, regulation and standards relevant to the mortuary environment
- Seek evidence of compliance with relevant legislation, regulation and standards regularly
- Report on compliance with relevant legislation, regulation and standards in accordance with organisation policies and procedures
- Develop effective policies and procedures to meet legal and regulatory requirements
- Develop procedures and policies that adequately reflect legal obligations and requirements in consultation with relevant medical officer/health professionals
- Ensure that policies and procedures are distributed to relevant mortuary staff
- Update policies and procedures regularly or as required to ensure the relevance of advice and information
- Ensure ongoing development of self and team regarding compliance with mortuary standard and regulations
- Monitor own performance against relevant legislation, regulation and standards
- Seek out and access opportunities for formal and informal development of skills and knowledge to optimise performance
- Monitor individual performances and develop performance to enhance team performance
- Ensure coaching and mentoring contributes effectively to development of workplace knowledge, skills and attitudes
- Monitor the implementation of policies and procedures
- Monitor compliance with policies and procedures in consultation with relevant mortuary staff on a regular basis
- Identify and report processes, practices and conditions which could result in non-compliance with relevant standards and regulations in accordance with organisation requirements
- Raise issues in line with organisation requirements
- Take corrective action in accordance with level of responsibility