Perinatal Quality Governance Office

Job summary

This is a role within our Womens department Quality & Governance team based in Gledhow Wing at St James Hospital. We are looking for someone who is motivated, organised and enthusiastic about contributing to improving care for birthing families. The postholder will project manage governance related processes, in addition to providing support in relation to incident and risk management, patient experience and clinical effectiveness including policy and procedure management. The post holder will also be responsible for collating a number of data sources in relation to governance and patient safety to include on dashboard style reports for presentation at Quality Assurance Meetings.

Main duties of the job

This is a role within our Womens department Quality & Governance team based in Gledhow Wing at St James Hospital. We are looking for someone who is motivated, organised and enthusiastic about contributing to improving care for birthing families. The postholder will project manage governance related processes, in addition to providing support in relation to incident and risk management, patient experience and clinical effectiveness including policy and procedure management. The post holder will also be responsible for collating a number of data sources in relation to governance and patient safety to include on dashboard style reports for presentation at Quality Assurance Meetings.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 26 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 000884
• Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Jennifer Bull / Emma Davies Position: Quality, Safety & Learning Team Leader Email: jennifer.bull2@nhs.net/ emma.davies153@nhs.net Phone number: 0113 2069226

Job Summary

This is a role within our Women’s department Quality & Governance team based in Gledhow Wing at St James Hospital. We are looking for someone who is motivated, organised and enthusiastic about contributing to improving care for birthing families. The postholder will project manage governance related processes, in addition to providing support in relation to incident and risk management, patient experience and clinical effectiveness including policy and procedure management. The post holder will also be responsible for collating a number of data sources in relation to governance and patient safety to include on dashboard style reports for presentation at Quality Assurance Meetings.

Why you should join our Team

We are a warm and friendly small but expanding team passionate in improving care for the families of Leeds. We work in a shared office space in a hybrid working pattern with opportunities for some home working subject to service need.

What you will bring to the role

The chosen candidate will have strong communication skills and the ability to work on their own initiative. They will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft office software and the ability to work to deadlines. An understanding of governance processes is an advantage but not essential and training will be provided in post.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

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.