Mortality Review Practitioner | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Prestwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mental health organization in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced mortality review practitioner to enhance quality and safety of care. The role involves leading the Learning from Deaths process, developing evaluation methodologies, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have expertise in mortality reviews and a strong commitment to improving care. Excellent benefits and a supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience in implementing and evaluating mortality review methodologies.
• Proven ability to collaborate with clinicians and leadership teams.
• Strong understanding of statutory and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the organisation’s Learning from Deaths process.
• Develop and evaluate a nationally recognised mortality review methodology.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to drive initiatives.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and resolute mortality review practitioner to join our team. This pivotal role will focus on improving the quality and safety of care by leading and coordinating our Learning from deaths process, taking an active role to support a robust approach to mortality review that is in line with statutory, regulatory, and best practice requirements.

As a key member of the team, you will specialise in developing, implementing, and evaluating a nationally recognised mortality review methodology across the Trust's localities. Your role will be pivotal in providing evidence from learning from deaths and supporting quality improvement projects across the organisation. You will collaborate with clinicians and leadership teams, service users, and external partners to drive these initiatives.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world’s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Please see attached job description and person specification.

Responsibilities

The role includes leading and coordinating the organisation’s Learning from Deaths process and developing a mortality review methodology across Trust localities. Responsibilities include:

• Developing, implementing, and evaluating a nationally recognised mortality review methodology.
• Providing evidence from learning from deaths and supporting quality improvement projects across the organisation.
• Collaborating with clinicians, leadership teams, service users, and external partners to drive mortality review initiatives.

Benefits

• Pay enhancements as detailed by band and shift criteria (including weekend and night differentials).
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
• Excellent pension, cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, wellbeing programme, Blue Light Card discounts, fuelGenie Fuel Cards (where applicable).

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025.