Quality Governance Officer
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,392 to £31,157 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 3EX |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 19 Oct 2026 |
Summary
For questions about this job, contact: Stacey Boardman Business Manager Staceyboardman@nhs.net Shortlisting Date: 20th October Interview Date: W/C 2nd November Why you should join our Team Leeds Children’s Hospital covers 27 medical and surgical specialties and is one of the largest specialist children's hospitals in the country. We have over 20 inpatient wards, employ over 800 nurses and last year held over 170,000 outpatient appointments and treated over 25,000 surgical patients both electively/non-electively. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is currently embarking on one of the largest and most high-profile investment, transformation and regeneration programmes in the city and the wider region. Its Building the Leeds Way Programme aims to transform healthcare for patients in Leeds and the wider region. The investment Programme include the construction of two new hospitals at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) site one for adults and the other a brand state of the art Children’s Hospital for Leeds and the surrounding region. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions. What you will bring to the role The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting quality governance and patient safety across Leeds Children's Hospital. They will coordinate mortality review, Learning from Deaths and Child Death Review processes, maintain governance databases and dashboards, and produce reports and analysis to support quality improvement initiatives. Working closely with clinicians, managers and external partners, they will support national programmes such as NCEPOD and NICE guidance reviews, organise governance meetings, monitor data quality and compliance, and help ensure that learning from reviews and audits is shared effectively across services. The role requires excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to the continuous improvement of patient care and governance processes. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.