Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
22/08/2025
Planned Interview
Date
29/08/2025
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Safety Learning Team Leader
Role within the Womens Clinical Support Unit at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
Trust.
This
role is a key role working with the CSU Governance and Quality Lead to
support the unit on its governance and quality arrangements, and we are
looking for an experienced midwife/nurse who is passionate about enhancing
safety and outcomes for our service users and their families.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary CSU
governance team and, as line manager of the Quality Safety Learning Team,
will oversee the day to day delivery of clinical governance and risk
management processes to provide assurance in the safe working and effective
practice within the CSU. A proactive approach to risk management and the
patient safety agenda will support the embedding of high clinical standards
alongside quality improvement initiatives to reduce harm and identify risks
related to morbidity and mortality.
As
a line manager of a busy team with often challenging workloads we are looking
for the post holder to be able to provide effective leadership and management
skills which promote a proactive approach to clinical governance and risk
management.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
key purpose of the role is to support the Womens CSU Governance and Quality
lead to deliver the patient safety and quality improvement agenda. They will
contribute to the development of governance and quality improvement processes
to ensure the provision of high quality care standards, prevention of
avoidable harm and avoidable death by using evidence-based best practice,
lessons learned and data to identify incident themes, and areas for
improvement.
The
post holder will monitor and review incidents and investigations and escalate
any areas of concern to the Womens CSU Governance and Quality Lead. They will
identify opportunities for shared learning of highly complex, highly
sensitive or contentious information to members of staff and contribute to
the dissemination of information and learning to the wider multidisciplinary
team. This may include the
presentation of information which requires the use of a range of developed
interpersonal and communication skills when communicating
The
post holder will be responsible for daily oversight and monitoring of all CSU
internal and external reporting processes linked to adverse incidents,
morbidity and mortality.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
key purpose of the role is to support the Womens CSU Governance and Quality
lead to deliver the patient safety and quality improvement agenda. They will
contribute to the development of governance and quality improvement processes
to ensure the provision of high quality care standards, prevention of
avoidable harm and avoidable death by using evidence-based best practice,
lessons learned and data to identify incident themes, and areas for
improvement.
The
post holder will monitor and review incidents and investigations and escalate
any areas of concern to the Womens CSU Governance and Quality Lead. They will
identify opportunities for shared learning of highly complex, highly
sensitive or contentious information to members of staff and contribute to
the dissemination of information and learning to the wider multidisciplinary
team. This may include the
presentation of information which requires the use of a range of developed
interpersonal and communication skills when communicating
The
post holder will be responsible for daily oversight and monitoring of all CSU
internal and external reporting processes linked to adverse incidents,
morbidity and mortality.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the reporting requirements to internal and external bodies.
- Experience in clinical audit
- Knowledge and experience of national patient safety agenda and NHS England and CQC priorities.
- Demonstrable experience of managing a team.
- Knowledge and understanding of leadership theory and ability to align with practice.
- Understanding of establishment setting and budgets.
- Knowledge and understanding of all key HR policies and procedures
Desirable
- Health and Safety knowledge and associated regulations
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and ability to be responsive to highly emotive conversations.
- Flexible, highly motivated and supportive of others.
- Ability to develop excellent working relationships with all staff.
- Strong organisational and planning skills.
- Willing to develop new skills including completing appropriate training as required.
- Willingness to share knowledge and skills to contribute to the professional development of others.
- Resilient and able to maintain personal effectiveness and work well under pressure
- Ability to adapt written and verbal communication skills to the audience.
- Ability to undertake a wide range of work procedures without direct supervision
- Ability to analyse data and produce required reports and information.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife or Nurse
- Degree in Midwifery/Nursing
- Evidence of continuing professional education and development.
Desirable
- Masters level qualification or working towards.
- Incident investigation and root cause analysis training
- Formal leadership training.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the reporting requirements to internal and external bodies.
- Experience in clinical audit
- Knowledge and experience of national patient safety agenda and NHS England and CQC priorities.
- Demonstrable experience of managing a team.
- Knowledge and understanding of leadership theory and ability to align with practice.
- Understanding of establishment setting and budgets.
- Knowledge and understanding of all key HR policies and procedures
Desirable
- Health and Safety knowledge and associated regulations
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and ability to be responsive to highly emotive conversations.
- Flexible, highly motivated and supportive of others.
- Ability to develop excellent working relationships with all staff.
- Strong organisational and planning skills.
- Willing to develop new skills including completing appropriate training as required.
- Willingness to share knowledge and skills to contribute to the professional development of others.
- Resilient and able to maintain personal effectiveness and work well under pressure
- Ability to adapt written and verbal communication skills to the audience.
- Ability to undertake a wide range of work procedures without direct supervision
- Ability to analyse data and produce required reports and information.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife or Nurse
- Degree in Midwifery/Nursing
- Evidence of continuing professional education and development.
Desirable
- Masters level qualification or working towards.
- Incident investigation and root cause analysis training
- Formal leadership training.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
