Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mortality Reviewer
The closing date is 29 November 2026

Job summary
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Mortality Reviewer to join our Governance Team within the Nursing Directorate. This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen the Trust's approach to mortality assurance and Learning from Deaths, supporting high standards of patient safety and care.

You will manage mortality processes by completing high-quality case reviews and contributing to the Trust's learning agenda. Working closely with clinical and corporate colleagues, you will guide staff undertaking reviews, ensuring consistency, objectivity and compliance with required standards.

A key part of the role is working with the Mortality Administrator to maintain assurance databases, analyse and triangulate data, and produce clear reports. You will share learning with clinical divisions and support teams, helping translate findings into measurable improvements. In partnership with the Governance Team, you will ensure deaths are identified, reviewed systematically and allocated the appropriate level of scrutiny.

The role includes oversight of daily mortality information, preparing reports and recommendations for the Incident Grading and Review Huddle, and completing follow-up actions. Working with the Mortality Lead, you will provide assurance on compliance, highlight emerging risks and support investigations. This rewarding role suits someone analytical, organised and passionate about improving patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure the Trust meets national mortality standards including Learning from Deaths, Mazars, LeDeR and CQC guidance.
• Oversee Trust-wide mortality assurance processes with strong governance to identify failures or areas for improvement in clinical care and patient safety.
• Complete mortality reviews in line with policy and national guidance, and support staff undertaking reviews by acting as a knowledgeable resource.
• Support learning by facilitating high-quality retrospective case record reviews to understand whether problems in care contributed to a death.
• Determine which deaths fall under the Trust's care and should be included or excluded from review activity.
• Support reporting and data collection to evidence compliance with national requirements.
• Produce clear reports and Trust-wide communications sharing learning from mortality data, reviews and investigations.
• Support clinical staff to ensure reviews meet required standards and maintain communication with all services throughout.
• Co-ordinate the LeDeR programme within the Trust. Develop and maintain systems to manage mortality-related risks.
• Review and undertake death-related investigations where required, ensuring learning is embedded locally and Trust-wide.
• Contribute to service development and cross-professional learning to improve the quality of care.
• Produce reports for relevant committees and statutory publications, including the Quality Account, and provide support to the Mortality Administrator.

About us
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex and Hampshire:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns.
• Enjoy a range of beautiful rural settings and bustling city locations.
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Job share
Reference number: 354-CO-21852-1

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: 1st Level Registered Health Care Professional such as RMN or RGN with current registration.
• Desirable: Significant post qualification experience.

Experience

• Essential: Evidence of continuous professional development, knowledge, skills and experience within at least one of: Mental Health, Learning Disability/Autism, Substance Misuse.
• Dealing with difficult and sensitive information.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, enabling complex technical aspects of mortality to be communicated in a style colleagues can comprehend and implement.
• Ability to interpret and apply information accurately.
• Flexible approach to all tasks, with the ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to prepare written reports to a high standard and present for scrutiny.
• Methodical, organised and ability to concentrate on detail.
• Ability to record and analyse complex data using computer databases and spread sheets.

Personal Attributes

• Essential: Must understand the sensitivity of any information obtained at work and maintain strict confidentiality in any communications.

Values

• Essential: Can demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Trust.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Portland House, Richmond Road, Worthing, BN11 1HS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Governance Business Manager, Liz Chamberlain, liz.chamberlain2@nhs.net, 01903382620

Date posted: 13 November 2026

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