Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Mortality Review Practitioner

The closing date is 30 September 2025

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

17 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-729544-A

Job locations

Prestwich site

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

  • 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 (for applicable roles)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

  • 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 (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent demonstrable experience in a health or social care setting
  • Masters Degree level or above in Qualitative research analysis

Desirable

  • oHuman factors training oRMN, RGN or other AHP

Other

Essential

  • Prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
  • There is a requirement to travel to manage attend meetings etc and an occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with service users in the health & social care field
  • Experience of qualitative research methodology
  • Experience of leading on, implementing, and monitoring a service development
  • Experience of managing complex situations and competing priorities, in a diplomatic and professional manner
  • Experience of actively working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in order to achieve a shared vision/goal
  • Evidence of effective collaborative working with carers and families
  • Experience of maintaining quality standards in one's own work and encouraging others to do so in theirs

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the evidence-based practice that underpins the delivery of mortality review and Learning from Deaths
  • Knowledge of national policy and legislation including the Learning from Deaths Framework.
  • Knowledge and or training in the Structured Judgement Review process
  • Knowledge of Duty of Candour, Being open and Just and Learning Culture.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge and understanding of clinical governance.
  • Working knowledge and understanding of human factors and RCA
  • Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
  • Working knowledge of local safeguarding procedures.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to motivate and lead others in order to achieve service objectives
  • Ability to communicate with a wide range of people including service users, carers, members of the public and other professionals
  • Ability to use one's own initiative and work autonomously, seeking support and advice where necessary
  • Ability to present information in an effective and professional manner
  • IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Word, Internet and E-mails
  • Motivated to work towards creating a Just and learning culture.
  • Commitment to one's own professional development
Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent demonstrable experience in a health or social care setting
  • Masters Degree level or above in Qualitative research analysis

Desirable

  • oHuman factors training oRMN, RGN or other AHP

Other

Essential

  • Prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
  • There is a requirement to travel to manage attend meetings etc and an occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with service users in the health & social care field
  • Experience of qualitative research methodology
  • Experience of leading on, implementing, and monitoring a service development
  • Experience of managing complex situations and competing priorities, in a diplomatic and professional manner
  • Experience of actively working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in order to achieve a shared vision/goal
  • Evidence of effective collaborative working with carers and families
  • Experience of maintaining quality standards in one's own work and encouraging others to do so in theirs

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the evidence-based practice that underpins the delivery of mortality review and Learning from Deaths
  • Knowledge of national policy and legislation including the Learning from Deaths Framework.
  • Knowledge and or training in the Structured Judgement Review process
  • Knowledge of Duty of Candour, Being open and Just and Learning Culture.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge and understanding of clinical governance.
  • Working knowledge and understanding of human factors and RCA
  • Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
  • Working knowledge of local safeguarding procedures.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to motivate and lead others in order to achieve service objectives
  • Ability to communicate with a wide range of people including service users, carers, members of the public and other professionals
  • Ability to use one's own initiative and work autonomously, seeking support and advice where necessary
  • Ability to present information in an effective and professional manner
  • IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Word, Internet and E-mails
  • Motivated to work towards creating a Just and learning culture.
  • Commitment to one's own professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prestwich site

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL


Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prestwich site

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL


Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Chief Nurse

Emma Nazurally

Emma.Nazurally@gmmh.nhs.uk

01619384677

Details

Date posted

17 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-729544-A

Job locations

Prestwich site

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL


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