# Quality Governance Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/quality-governance-officer/cf75f18d-d878-4c2b-b05a-0c744cf1ab77 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/quality-governance-officer/cf75f18d-d878-4c2b-b05a-0c744cf1ab77.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Leeds General Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Governance officer - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T22:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T12:39:57.523Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-1081 - **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=2291&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary We are seeking an organised and motivated Quality Governance Officer to support quality improvement, clinical effectiveness and mortality review processes across Leeds Children's Hospital. The role involves coordinating Learning from Deaths and Child Death Review activities, maintaining governance databases and dashboards, producing reports, and supporting national programmes such as NCEPOD and NICE guidance reviews. ### Main duties of the job Working closely with clinical teams, managers and partner organisations, you will help ensure that governance processes are effective, learning is shared, and high standards of patient care are maintained. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administrative, analytical and communication skills who is looking to develop a career in quality governance within the NHS. ### 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: 05 October 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: 002289 - Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities 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 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - The NHS Quality and Clinical Governance agendas and the Performance Assessment framework. - The role of NICE, NCEPOD, Healthcare Commission and other related agencies, and their impact on the Trust. - College of Emergency Medicine (CEM) and other relevant professional membership bodies. - The management and organisation of health services within the NHS, and particularly in an Acute Hospital Trust. - Good practice in clinical audit. - The fundamentals of Evidence Based Practice. - Understanding of the Quality agenda including clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and clinical audit and risk management. - Project management. - Principles of facilitation. - Familiarity with library skills. - Knowledge/understanding of medical terminology applicable to the service. - Well-developed knowledge and experience of operating and utilising information systems, software applications and office equipment. - Aware of the Data Protection Act and appropriate care of patient information. - An understanding of Trust and National standards/targets applicable to the service. - Knowledge of NHS performance indicators, national targets and star ratings, national and local clinical audit requirements. - Knowledge and understanding of data analysis and the use of reporting tools. - Detailed understanding of the requirements of the Department for service provision and knowledge of the environment, procedures and protocols. - Understanding of the need for confidentiality and discretion. ### Experience **Essential** - Proven record of good personal organisation and the ability to cope with short-term and varied targets. - Experience of conducting meetings, and producing business cases where required. - Experience and understanding of Trust Information Systems and processes. - Expertise in the manipulation of spreadsheets, databases and other information resources. - Experience of being responsible for a discreet area of work. ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Advanced written and verbal communication skills. - The post-holder must be able to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people and with the wider multi-disciplinary team. - Ability to work independently and to prioritise, organise and monitor personal and departmental workload. - Good time management skills and ability to meet tight deadlines. - Effective interpersonal skills, able to liaise with all levels and grades of staff offering guidance and interpretation on processes and information. - Proficient IT skills and computer literacy, including relevant software experience for example spread sheets, word processing and databases. - Ability to use and act on own initiative. - Ability to work as part of a team and to motivate staff. - Ability to exercise judgement to evaluate situations and resolve problems. - Ability to present and convey information concisely and informatively. - Ability to produce personally, and through direct reports, quality standards of work output under pressure and adapt to change. - To use various Microsoft Office software packages to provide support for clinical staff in producing high quality documents, questionnaires, reports, charts and to analyse data to a high standard enabling clear and accurate reporting of audit results to relevant staff. - Be methodical and thorough in extraction and presentation of data. - Analytical skills, making logical and informed decisions. - Methodical and logical approach to planning and delivery of objectives. Ability to evaluate, review and revise as necessary. - Have the ability to use good IT skills and computer literacy and train and develop others in this, produce and format complex documents, create and design spread sheets and manipulate data. - Manage information effectively including maintenance of records both manually and electronically, research, collate and provide accurate information in a timely manner and disseminate appropriately, maintain security of data, dispose and destroy information following appropriate procedures. - Use initiative under pressure and to solve complex problems and be able to work without supervision. - Plan and prioritise own work and that of staff to meet agreed deadlines or service requirements, and evaluate performance against deadlines. Co-ordinate on-going activities and projects in a structured and timely manner. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - English GCSE or equivalent - Have achieved a good standard of general education with qualifications and experience pertinent to the role. ### Personal Qualities and Behaviours **Essential** - Take responsibility for own learning and development and demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop own skills and undertake training courses. - Accept responsibility for own work and ensure work is completed and targets met in agreed timescale. - Show commitment to working as a team member by working with colleagues in the NHS. - Take responsibility for own learning and development. - Share learning and development with others. - Using resources available in an effective, efficient and timely manner having proper regard to the best interests of the patients, staff and public. - Respect patient confidentiality. - Respect and treat with dignity and fairness, the public patients, relatives, careers, NHS staff and partners in other agencies. - Seek to ensure that no one is unlawfully discriminated against. - Ensure staff are helped to maintain and improve their knowledge and skills and achieve their potential. - Able to work with Health Care Professionals and earn their respect as an independent source of advice. - Innovation and dynamism, generating new ways of working to improve performance. - Possess an even temperament, work well under pressure and ability to be assertive when required. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to compose own written communications, and ensure all communication is clear, concise, timely, well presented and produced in line with standard procedures. - Remain calm and courteous at all times, even when handling difficult situations. Be able to provide empathy and emotional support when necessary, occasionally in distressing and emotional circumstances. - Be flexible in working hours and in approach to new ideas. Accept the need for change and help others to adjust. - Create and maintain environments and practices that support and promote the health and safety of individuals. - Respond positively to complaints, including their timely investigation and learning from them. - Commitment to delivering a high quality and effective service. - Flexibility in approach to hours of work and duties undertaken. - Ability to maintain and deliver qualitative improvements in all administrative aspects of the service. - Honesty and personal integrity. - Self-belief and self-awareness. - Drive for improvement in the quality of services provided to patients by self and the team. - Respect for others. Demonstrate an empathetic nature and the skills required to communicate effectively and speedily. - Equal regard for religious and cultural beliefs and human rights. - Ability to act in a professional manner at all times. - Ensure clients needs are central to the delivery of the service. - Ability to base decisions on evidence and strive for open and inclusive decisions making. - Commitment to creating and sustaining good working relationships with clinical and managerial staff at all levels in the Trust. - Demonstrate a commitment to team working and encourage a positive working environment. - Demonstrate client respect and data confidentiality. - Commitment to continued personal and staff development and training, including coaching and developing staff in order to continually improve the service provided. - Ability to respond positively to organisational change and innovation in working practice. ### Other Requirements and Working Conditions **Essential** - The post holder may be required to travel to other sites within the Trust from time to time, and to other sites within the geographical area covered by the service as required. - The post holder may occasionally be required to work outside of normal working hours. - Requirement to work flexibly when the need and workload demands. - Speed, accuracy and dexterity required for use of all IT applications, and manipulation of data. - Prolonged sitting using a PC. - Care and attention to detail necessary. Frequent and prolonged concentration is required during report development, system tracking etc. - Ability to change work load priorities to meet demand. - Ability to deal with an unpredictable work patterns and adapt to change, working to meet deadlines in the provision of the service. - Some of the issues dealt with in the department may be sensitive and cause some distress to staff, requiring empathy and reassurance skills. - Required to use a PC for long periods. - The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies. - The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. - The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role. - Ensure all tasks are carried out in compliance with relevant legislation and local policies and codes of practice, reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting Systems. ## Documents - [Job Description (DOC, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=4222&JobId=2291) ## 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.