Job summary
Are you a motivated Nurse or Allied Health Professional looking for a role where you can influence patient care beyond the bedside while still staying connected to clinical practice?

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the Professional Practice Standards and Safety Team (PPSST), a dynamic, forward-thinking team working across LTHT to support high standards of care, patient safety, and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job
This is a varied and rewarding role where you will primarily contribute to documentation, audit, and assurance work, while also being an active member of the wider team supporting across multiple workstreams as required.

You will be expected to work flexibly across the teams portfolio, contributing wherever needed to support the delivery of safe, high-quality care across the Trust.

You will be required to work Full time Monday Friday 8am -4pm (some flexibility can be discussed) based at St Jamess University Hospital with cross site working where required.

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.

Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact:
Melanie Knowles and Claire Place Lead Nurses melanie.knowels@nhs.net and claire.place@nhs.net 0113 2067020 Shortlisting Date: Completed by 28/08/2026 Interview Date: either 10th or 11th of September

Job Summary
What the Role Offers
This role provides a unique opportunity to:

• Gain experience across a broad range of patient safety and quality initiatives
• Combine analytical and documentation skills with practical, real-world impact
• Work both independently and directly with clinical teams
• Develop skills in audit, project management, quality improvement, and leadership
• Influence care at both a local and organisational level
• Detailed documentation and governance work
• Direct engagement with clinical areas and teams

Ready to Apply?
If you’re looking for a role where you can develop new skills, work across a wide portfolio, and make a measurable difference to patient safety and care standards, we’d love to hear from you.

Why you should join our Team
The PPSST is a trust-wide team that works both behind the scenes and alongside frontline services to ensure care is safe, effective, and consistently delivered to a high standard.

Our work spans a wide portfolio, including:

• Clinical documentation, policies, and standards development
• Ward audits, safety checks, and assurance visits
• Analysis of quality metrics and performance data
• Patient safety initiatives (e.g. falls, Enhanced Therapeutic Observations and Care (ETOC), Clinical Support)
• Quality improvement and service redesign
• Support to clinical teams to address practice concerns and improve care

While documentation and governance are key aspects of the role, the team also works directly with wards and departments, supporting staff, identifying risks, and driving improvements in real time.

What you will bring to the role
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse or allied health professional with significant clinical experience and a passion for improving patient care through high-quality documentation, audit and quality improvement. You will be an effective communicator, able to present complex information clearly and build strong relationships with multidisciplinary teams across the Trust. The successful candidate will have experience of clinical audit, standard setting and service improvement, alongside excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities while working independently.

You will bring strong documentation, report-writing and governance skills, confidence in delivering education and training, and good IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office applications and data analysis. Above all, you will be proactive, adaptable and patient-focused, with the ability to influence practice, support change and contribute to the delivery of high standards of care across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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

Sponsorship Eligibility
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
Qualifications
Essential

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Experience
Essential

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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.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.