Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Quality Improvement and Safety Team at The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Quality and Safety Specialist to join our team. This role is open to a registered healthcare professional with a passion for quality improvement, patient safety, and delivering excellence in care. As a key member of the Trust's Quality and Safety Team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting and developing an organisation-wide approach to continuous improvement, helping to drive improvements in patient outcomes, safety, and service quality across the Trust.
Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for further details.
Main duties of the job
The primary focus of this role is to support and empower the clinical workforce, working closely with front-line Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional teams to continually evaluate and improve the quality of care delivered to patients. Using evidence-based improvement methodologies, the post holder will lead and support initiatives that drive sustainable improvements in patient outcomes, safety and experience.
A key aspect of the role will be the development, implementation and maintenance of quality improvement programmes focused on areas such as pressure ulcer prevention, reducing patient falls, improving nutrition and hydration, enhancing patient experience, and strengthening clinical effectiveness.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated registered Nurse, Midwife or Allied Health Professional with experience of quality improvement within an acute and/or community healthcare setting. The successful candidate will be passionate about patient safety and continuous improvement, with the ability to inspire and support others to deliver high-quality care. Comprehensive support, education and training will be provided to facilitate ongoing professional development.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced registered healthcare professional who is looking to further develop their career in quality improvement and patient safety, while making a meaningful impact on care delivery across the Trust.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Details
- Date posted: 20 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 001530
- Job locations: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Essential person specification requirements
Qualifications:
- Registration with the appropriate professional body (NMC/HCPC)
- First degree in health-related subject or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience:
- Knowledge and experience in undertaking systematic approaches to quality improvements
- Good keyboard and computer skills with ability to use a variety of methods to interrogate both quantitative and qualitative complex information and present this information in a meaningful way
- Experience of working with groups
- Professional report writing
- Experience of delivering education programmes to colleagues
Knowledge and Awareness:
- Understanding of the national and local Quality and Patient Safety strategies/guidelines
- Awareness of own limitations.
- Knowledge of how to maintain confidentiality
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience in undertaking systematic approaches to quality improvements
- Good keyboard and computer skills with ability to use a variety of methods to interrogate both quantitative and qualitative complex information and present this information in a meaningful way
- Experience of working with groups
- Professional report writing
- Experience of delivering education programmes to colleagues
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of patient experience feedback methodologies
- Project management skills
- Working with managers and teams delivering training and support to groups
- Experience of leading innovation and change
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the appropriate professional body (NMC/HCPC)
- First degree in health-related subject or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in relevant area of practice / commitment to undertake degree programme
- Evidence of MSc level study or working towards
- Recognised Teaching and assessing qualification
- Quality Improvement training
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Able to embrace change
- Ability to manage conflict
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work with both service users and colleagues
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- High level IT skills using Microsoft software including setting up and interrogating databases
- Analysing and presenting data in a meaning full way
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and written with the ability to deal with complex queries and complaints
- Problem solving and decision making, consulting and negotiating skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent time management skills, including ability to manage frequent interruptions and changing priorities
- Ability to work unsupervised and flexibly, being a good team player
Desirable
- Motivational skills with ability to persuade staff of the benefits of the project.
- Ability to overcome barriers using a range of approaches.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Understanding of the national and local Quality and Patient Safety strategies/guidelines
- Awareness of own limitations.
- Knowledge of how to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
- Understanding of CQC regulatory requirements
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