Clinical Quality Practitioner in Leeds

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, highly motivated and proactive Children's Nurse to join the Children's Quality Team. This role is ideally suited to a passionate individual who is committed to improving patient safety and enhancing the quality of care across the Children's Hospital. The Clinical Quality Practitioner plays a key role in ensuring the delivery of high‑quality, safe and effective patient care. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will identify, assess and implement strategies to improve patient outcomes and embed a strong culture of continuous quality improvement. This position forms part of the clinical effectiveness arm of the Quality Team, responding to emerging patient safety issues and risks across the organisation.

Leeds Children's Hospital is one of the largest and busiest specialist Children’s Hospitals in the UK, providing high‑quality, patient‑centred care to children and young people locally, regionally and nationally. As part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, the hospital delivers a comprehensive range of paediatric services, combining clinical expertise, innovation and a strong commitment to patient safety and quality improvement. The hospital offers both general and highly specialised services across a wide range of specialties including Neonatology, Paediatric Intensive Care, Surgery, Oncology, Cardiology, Neurology and long‑term condition management. Many of these services act as tertiary and quaternary referral centres supporting complex care pathways for patients from across Yorkshire and beyond.

The Children’s Quality Team is dedicated to improving patient safety and care quality across the Children’s Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills, contribute to meaningful change, and be part of a supportive and forward‑thinking team.

Job responsibilities:

• Support and progress the Children’s Hospital Ward Accreditation programme.
• Lead and contribute to Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives focused on patient safety, including pressure ulcer prevention, falls reduction, and medication safety.
• Support the ongoing implementation, monitoring and assurance of clinical standards and best practice.

Our values are Patient‑centred, Collaborative, Fair, Accountable, Empowered. All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.

We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging.

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.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.