Job summary
Internal HDFT Applicants Only

Lead, co-ordinate and advise on specific aspects of clinical quality, risk management, and governance processes across Children's services.

Review, define, scope, plan, manage and deliver activities associated with the quality and safety agenda for Children's nursing.

Lead on improving clinical specific areas of clinical practice, develop robust quality assurance frameworks, systems and processes to assess and evaluate the safety and effectiveness of specific clinical initiatives against trust quality standards and relevant national and local recommendations and guidance and policies.

Provide strong clinical leadership to support the delivery of the trust quality agenda which will ensure the ongoing delivery of safe high-quality services.

Be a proven change agent and role model who can demonstrate a visionary and innovative approach to care with a good understanding of the local and national health agenda.

Inform the education, training and professional development agenda to ensure the Trust has a highly skilled and competent children's workforce to deliver safe high-quality care.

Main duties of the job

• Lead on specific work streams associated with quality and safety improvements, ensuring that robust processes are in place which promote organisational learning within all staff groups to ensure the highest quality, evidence-based care is provided and continuous improvement is achieved.
• Identify and implement agreed systems and processes to provide assurance of the delivery of patient safety and prevention of harm in line with national and local standard of care.
• Ensure systems are in place to monitor and evaluate the quality of care, KPI's and outcomes to give assurance that all clinical teams are delivering ongoing improvements in the standards of care based on best evidence-based practice

About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference and Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Details
Date posted: 16 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 421-PSC-3934R
Job locations: Harrogate Hospital, Harrogate, HG2 7SX, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Professional - Essential

• NMC registered Children's nurse
• Master's level qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Teaching / Mentoring qualification
• Management / Leadership qualification or demonstrate similar experience
• Recent senior clinical/managerial level experience
• Service improvement/change management experience

Professional - Desirable

• Project management/service improvement qualification
• Involvement in clinical audit and/or research.
• Experience of leading patient involvement/patient feedback initiatives.

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).