# Lead Nurse for Learning from Deaths > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-nurse-for-learning-from-deaths/d0f947b8-61f1-4403-8061-9729687fa663 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-nurse-for-learning-from-deaths/d0f947b8-61f1-4403-8061-9729687fa663.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Fixer terms or secondment) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T12:43:13.799Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottingham_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Mortality_Learning_from_Deaths_Quality/Mortality_Learning_from_Deaths_Quality-v7931649 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7931649?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Lead Nurse for Learning from Deaths is a senior member of the Corporate Quality Team. The post holder will provide operational leadership and direction for the ‘Learning from Deaths’ Programme across the Trust with an aim of reducing avoidable hospital mortality. The role includes developing robust systems and processes for mortality reviews and learning across the Trust; developing systems and processes for supporting and feeding back to bereaved families and next of kin following mortality reviews and adverse events relating to patient death; and working with clinical teams to identify and develop quality improvement work / mortality reduction strategies across the Trust. ### Main duties of the job - Take a lead role in the oversight of the Trust’s incident response and learning processes, working with nominated experts to strengthen processes and structures for demonstrable learning and improvement. - Interpretation of national policy and guidance relating to “Learning from Deaths” and translation into Trust policy and practice. - Development of an annual mortality reduction strategy, in liaison with the Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety, which aligns with Trust Quality Strategy and priorities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Planning and organisation of patient safety initiatives and quality improvement projects as identified as a result of incidents and mortality reviews - Development and maintenance of processes to feedback the outcomes of mortality reviews to bereaved families and next of kin - Development of quality assurance processes around the quality of SJR reviews - Representing the Trust at regional mortality meetings as required - Working collaboratively across the region to develop cross-organisational learning from deaths and improvement initiatives across patient pathways - Leading on the compiling of the quarterly Trust mortality Board report. - Providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information, to staff, service users, carers and members of the public, and staff groups, and where there may be significant barriers to understanding and acceptance. - Interpret appropriate data sets and provide accompanying analytical narrative for Trust Committees. - Undertaking mortality structured judgement reviews (SJR) both level 1 and level 2 where issues have been identified in care delivery. Requiring expertise in order to interpret complex clinical information and make judgements about the appropriateness of care and treatment and identifying learning points to feed back to clinical teams. - Assisting with reviews into deaths of service users with a learning disability (LeDeR reviews) which can be highly complex, sensitive, contentious and require clinical interpretation - Attending the Learning from Deaths and Dying Group and providing expertise and clinical judgement in discussions of issues with care. See attached Job Description ## Job Details The Lead Nurse for Learning from Deaths is a senior member of the Corporate Quality Team. The post holder will provide operational leadership and direction for the ‘Learning from Deaths’ Programme across the Trust with an aim of reducing avoidable hospital mortality. The role includes developing robust systems and processes for mortality reviews and learning across the Trust; developing systems and processes for supporting and feeding back to bereaved families and next of kin following mortality reviews and adverse events relating to patient death; and working with clinical teams to identify and develop quality improvement work / mortality reduction strategies across the Trust. ## Job Description Take a lead role in the oversight of the Trust’s incident response and learning processes, working with nominated experts to strengthen processes and structures for demonstrable learning and improvement. Interpretation of national policy and guidance relating to “Learning from Deaths” and translation into Trust policy and practice. Development of an annual mortality reduction strategy, in liaison with the Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety, which aligns with Trust Quality Strategy and priorities. ## Responsibilities Planning and organisation of patient safety initiatives and quality improvement projects as identified as a result of incidents and mortality reviews Development and maintenance of processes to feedback the outcomes of mortality reviews to bereaved families and next of kin Development of quality assurance processes around the quality of SJR reviews Representing the Trust at regional mortality meetings as required Working collaboratively across the region to develop cross-organisational learning from deaths and improvement initiatives across patient pathways Leading on the compiling of the quarterly Trust mortality Board report. Providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information, to staff, service users, carers and members of the public, and staff groups, and where there may be significant barriers to understanding and acceptance. Interpret appropriate data sets and provide accompanying analytical narrative for Trust Committees. Undertaking mortality structured judgement reviews (SJR) both level 1 and level 2 where issues have been identified in care delivery. Requiring expertise in order to interpret complex clinical information and make judgements about the appropriateness of care and treatment and identifying learning points to feed back to clinical teams. Assisting with reviews into deaths of service users with a learning disability (LeDeR reviews) which can be highly complex, sensitive, contentious and require clinical interpretation Attending the Learning from Deaths and Dying Group and providing expertise and clinical judgement in discussions of issues with care. See attached Job Description ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - · Significant post registration experience within a hospital environment with experience of staff management Experience of working in an acute care setting - Experience leading and coordinating incident investigations/case reviews (HR, complaints etc) - Experience of system-based analysis Expert knowledge of the national guidance and framework relating to the “Learning from Deaths” programme - Experience of project/ change management ### Physical skills **Essential** - Skilled in the use of IT packages, systems and/or databases to fulfil role requirements ### Educaton / Qualifications **Essential** - - Registered Nurse Educated to degree level - Masters level qualification or equivalent experience - Strong evidence of continued professional development ### Planning and organisation **Essential** - Ability to engage staff and work collaboratively. - Ability to prioritise own workload and coordinate activities of other colleagues in the team - Ability to work under tight deadlines and pressure whilst delivering high quality work. ### Communication / Relationships **Essential** - Experience of leading difficult and/or emotive discussions with patients, families, staff or other individuals · Experience of working with collaboratively with patients/ services/ stakeholders to improve quality of service · Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills and ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships at all levels in the organisation ### Analytical and Judgement Skills **Essential** - Able to assimilate, analyse and present complex problems and data, identify necessary action, make recommendations and ensure actions are taken. - Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services. ## Documents - [mindful employer (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1778) - [equal opportunities (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1780) - [application process booklet (pdf, 24.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2918) - [disability confidence scheme (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1781) - [rehabilitation of ex offenders (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1974) - [equality diversity and inclusion (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1779) - [lead nurse for learning from deaths (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10210378) - [leda nurse for learning from deaths (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10210377) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.