Mortality & Learning From Deaths Coordinator
The closing date is 20 May 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to take up a newly created post, joining the Clinical Audit and Mortality team at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will work with the Head of Clinical Audit & Mortality and Trust's Mortality Lead (Associate Medical Director for Clinical Safety) to develop, support and administer the effective running of the Trust's mortality governance, the mortality review process and ensure that effective and implemented learning takes place.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the clinical effectiveness, patient safety, clinical governance, service and information teams (including external services). They must be able to work independently, self‑generating a significant proportion of their workload through investigation, engagement and from good practice, helping to identify and set clear targets for themselves, services and the Trust.
About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves in our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
Benefits
* Extensive range of learning opportunities
* NHS Pension Scheme
* Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
* Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
* NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Certificate of sponsorship
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Please note that from 9th April 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent evidence.
* Mentorship/teaching qualification or relevant experience.
* Master's Degree
* Participation in audit and quality issues
Knowledge & Experience
* Working knowledge of learning from deaths and its application within an acute provider
* Experience of producing and delivering reports for governance processes and audit.
* Experience of delivering improvements in patient safety and quality.
* Structured Judgement review experience and training.
* Understands and participates in evidence based practice.
* Knowledge of patient safety
Personal Attributes & Skills
* Professional approach
* Motivated and adaptable to learning new skills that meet service needs
* Able to communicate at all levels, including external stakeholder liaison
* Able to work as an individual and part of a team with experience of working with multi‑agency - multi‑disciplinary teams
* Scheduling Structured Judgement Reviews (SJR) through the SJR Plus platform
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.
Employer name
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
£32,073 to £39,043 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
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