An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen to provide support within the Medical Directorate for a Mortality Review Officer for a period of nine months. They will have the ability to support the Morality Review programme and wider Learning from Deaths agenda within the organisation. They will have the ability to continue with the current clinical audit projects and develop quality improvements within the organisation.

The post holder will be expected to communicate complex information to all levels of employees both within and external to the organisation in a clear written and oral format.

The post holder will also provide management information for mortality review meetings, ensuring relevant information is available in a timely manner for learning from death reporting.

Main duties of the job

• Communicate data analysis and interpretation of results to clinicians and other large groups in a variety of formats to aid understanding of mortality themes and trends
• Advise on appropriate format/techniques to present mortality review findings at meetings/conferences/events
• Collaborate with the Patient Safety, Business Intelligence, Quality Improvement and Clinical Audit Teams to develop new and improved reporting and analytics for mortality to enable effective learning and insight
• Work collaboratively with clinical and corporate teams to improve programme outputs from learning from deaths
• The post holder will be communicating a wide range of information to all levels and across organisations. Due to the field/focus of the role, this can be sensitive, emotive or highly contentious, requiring the post holder to utilise empathetic communication skills to provide reassurance, promote engagement and gain co-operation of recipients
• Deliver training and stakeholder engagement activity for service users, carers and partner organisations to become involved in the mortality review programme
• Enable & support the relative/carers of service users to take an active part in mortality review process, to improve the quality & effectiveness of practice & service delivery
• Ensure relevant checks are performed to ensure national data opt out wishes are respected
• Work collaboratively with the Medical Examiner function to support scrutiny of non-acute non-coronial deaths.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy for the full responsibilities of this role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of Mortality Case Record review methodology or Patient Safety Investigation Framework and Serious Investigation processes

Experience

Essential

• Experience of mortality review and evidence of outcomes
• Evidence of an ability to use both qualitative and quantitative methods data analysis
• Demonstrable evidence of an ability to undertake audit/effectiveness projects

Skills

Essential

• IT literate & competent - ability to set up and use MS office applications, including access, excel, word, PowerPoint and outlook
• Good presentation skills including creative writing and visual engaging materials
• Demonstrable evidence of facilitation skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team

Other

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing circumstances
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to deadlines

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW

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