Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Quality Governance & Complaints Co-ordinator (XN04)

The closing date is 26 March 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Governance and Complaints Co-ordinator to join the existing Quality Governance team within Specialty and Integrated Medicine (SIM) Clinical Service Unit. We are small, experienced team who are motivated to work with our clinical teams to ensure we provide the best possible care to our patients.

Are you passionate about making a difference? Are you looking for an opportunity to ensure patients receive excellent quality, safe and effective care? Do you want to use your excellent administrative skills to support the clinical teams? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent attention to detail to join our Quality Governance team within Specialty and Integrated Medicine (SIM) Clinical Service Unit (CSU), as Quality Governance and Complaints Co-ordinator.

The candidate will be responsible for the co-ordination of complaint responses within the CSU as well as assisting the Lead Nurses for Clinical Quality and Education and the Quality Manager in ensuring the CSU has robust Quality Governance processes in place, enabling us to provide the best possible care for our patients. The role will involve working with the Lead Nurses for Clinical Quality and Education and Quality Manager as well as the medical, nursing and management teams within SIM.

Applicants should have a broad range of administration skills.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Quality Governance and Complaints Co-ordinator is to provide a comprehensive administrative support to the Quality Team and wider team in SIM CSU (where it is Quality Governance related). This includes (but is not limited to):

Co-ordinating multiple meetings per month by booking meeting rooms, preparing and circulating agendas, preparing slides or other documents.

Attending the meetings and producing high quality minutes in a timely manner.

Collating and co-ordinating the CSUs complaint responses and ensuring deadlines are met, liaising with the clinical teams to achieve this. Uploading action logs from complaints to Datix.

Tracking patient safety reviews and investigations and uploading action logs to Datix.

Assisting the Quality Manager and Lead Nurses for Clinical Quality in the oversight of the Quality Governance portfolio including:

- Incidents

- Duty of Candour

- Risk register

- Clinical guidelines

- Best Practice Guidance

- Complaints and PALS

- Friends and Family Test

- External Agency Visits

- Claims and inquests

- Audit

- Safeguarding

- Health and Safety

- Mortality and morbidity reviews

- Perfect Ward dashboard (metrics)

- Sharing of learning and implementation of improvements

Assist and support the wider SIM teams with Quality Governance related queries.

About us

Specialty & Integrated Medicine (SIM) Clinical Service Unit (CSU)

Specialty & Integrated Medicine (SIM) is home to a variety of services at the Trust. There are wards covering the following specialties: General Medicine, Older Peoples Medicine, Infectious Diseases/Travel Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology. We also have outpatient facilities for Diabetes, Endocrinology, Intravenous Antibiotics, HIV and Sexual Health.

SIM CSU Quality Team

The team comprises of two Lead Nurses for Clinical Quality and Education, one Quality Manager and this post, Quality Governance and Complaints Co-ordinator. We are a small, friendly team who work closely together and share a passion for working with the wider SIM team to ensure our patients receive the best possible care.

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Details

Date posted

05 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-SIM-215

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Governance and Complaints Co-ordinator to join the existing Quality Governance team within Specialty and Integrated Medicine (SIM) Clinical Service Unit. We are small, experienced team who are motivated to work with our clinical teams to ensure we provide the best possible care to our patients.

Are you passionate about making a difference? Are you looking for an opportunity to ensure patients receive excellent quality, safe and effective care? Do you want to use your excellent administrative skills to support the clinical teams? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent attention to detail to join our Quality Governance team within Specialty and Integrated Medicine (SIM) Clinical Service Unit (CSU), as Quality Governance and Complaints Co-ordinator.

The candidate will be responsible for the co-ordination of complaint responses within the CSU as well as assisting the Lead Nurses for Clinical Quality and Education and the Quality Manager in ensuring the CSU has robust Quality Governance processes in place, enabling us to provide the best possible care for our patients. The role will involve working with the Lead Nurses for Clinical Quality and Education and Quality Manager as well as the medical, nursing and management teams within SIM.

Applicants should have a broad range of administration skills, particularly the ability to take high quality, detailed minutes at speed, with excellent attention to detail. It is essential that the person is able to work under pressure and prioritise their work load accordingly with excellent organisational skills.

Applicants would benefit from experience of Quality Governance and Complaints processes however this is not essential as full training and support will be provided.

For further information or an informal discussion about this position please contact:

Emma Tunnacliffe, Quality Manager at emma.tunnacliffe@nhs.net

We look forward to hearing from you.

Within your application please provide as many examples as possible to demonstrate that you have the necessary skills and experience for this post

Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Governance and Complaints Co-ordinator to join the existing Quality Governance team within Specialty and Integrated Medicine (SIM) Clinical Service Unit. We are small, experienced team who are motivated to work with our clinical teams to ensure we provide the best possible care to our patients.

Are you passionate about making a difference? Are you looking for an opportunity to ensure patients receive excellent quality, safe and effective care? Do you want to use your excellent administrative skills to support the clinical teams? If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent attention to detail to join our Quality Governance team within Specialty and Integrated Medicine (SIM) Clinical Service Unit (CSU), as Quality Governance and Complaints Co-ordinator.

The candidate will be responsible for the co-ordination of complaint responses within the CSU as well as assisting the Lead Nurses for Clinical Quality and Education and the Quality Manager in ensuring the CSU has robust Quality Governance processes in place, enabling us to provide the best possible care for our patients. The role will involve working with the Lead Nurses for Clinical Quality and Education and Quality Manager as well as the medical, nursing and management teams within SIM.

Applicants should have a broad range of administration skills, particularly the ability to take high quality, detailed minutes at speed, with excellent attention to detail. It is essential that the person is able to work under pressure and prioritise their work load accordingly with excellent organisational skills.

Applicants would benefit from experience of Quality Governance and Complaints processes however this is not essential as full training and support will be provided.

For further information or an informal discussion about this position please contact:

Emma Tunnacliffe, Quality Manager at emma.tunnacliffe@nhs.net

We look forward to hearing from you.

Within your application please provide as many examples as possible to demonstrate that you have the necessary skills and experience for this post

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of continued professional development.
  • Extensive knowledge of MS Office applications. Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Internet, Outlook, Teams.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomical, physiological terms and of health care record content.
  • Knowledge and experience of Clinical Governance Agenda.
  • Experience of working within a team.
  • Excellent written, verbal, aural and oral skills.
  • Excellent ability to take and transcribe high quality minutes of meetings in a timely manner.
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to organise own work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to communicate with people at all levels.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Willingness to learn new skills.

Desirable

  • Experience in a clinical/quality governance role.
  • Knowledge and experience of quality governance related systems such as Datix or Ulysses.

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade C or above English and Mathematics.
  • Business administration qualification (e.g. NVQ /QCF Level 3) or equivalent experience in an administrative role.

Desirable

  • RSA 2 or equivalent typing.
  • ECDL Advanced Excel or equivalent.

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Ability to work as a team member.

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to use VDU for long periods during working day.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of continued professional development.
  • Extensive knowledge of MS Office applications. Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Internet, Outlook, Teams.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomical, physiological terms and of health care record content.
  • Knowledge and experience of Clinical Governance Agenda.
  • Experience of working within a team.
  • Excellent written, verbal, aural and oral skills.
  • Excellent ability to take and transcribe high quality minutes of meetings in a timely manner.
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to organise own work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to communicate with people at all levels.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Willingness to learn new skills.

Desirable

  • Experience in a clinical/quality governance role.
  • Knowledge and experience of quality governance related systems such as Datix or Ulysses.

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade C or above English and Mathematics.
  • Business administration qualification (e.g. NVQ /QCF Level 3) or equivalent experience in an administrative role.

Desirable

  • RSA 2 or equivalent typing.
  • ECDL Advanced Excel or equivalent.

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Ability to work as a team member.

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to use VDU for long periods during working day.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Quality Manager

Emma Tunnacliffe

emma.tunnacliffe@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

05 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-SIM-215

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


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