Complaints Officer | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a motivated Complaints Officer to manage patient concerns and improve service quality. The role involves addressing feedback, ensuring responsive communication, and maintaining the NHS standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational skills and a commitment to patient-focused care. Benefits include flexible working, annual leave, sick pay, and access to a pension scheme. This position is essential for fostering a culture of learning and improvement in patient services.

Benefits

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Sick pay

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with various personal issues

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and resolve problems.
• Understanding of the NHS complaints procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the complaints service.
• Facilitate the concerns and complaints process.
• Compile reports on departmental performance.

Skills

Organisational skills

Effective communication

Problem resolution

Job description

Overview

Complaints Officer

We are seeking a motivated and dedicated individual to support the delivery of an accessible, responsive, and patient-focused complaints service. The Complaints Officer role is varied and rewarding, involving listening to feedback from patients, families, carers, and members of the public, and helping to address their concerns with care and clarity. You will play a key role in shaping how the Trust responds to feedback, ensuring communications are clear, empathetic, and timely, while also supporting the team that guides patients and their families through their queries and concerns. We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and administrative skills, who can communicate effectively, resolve problems, and uphold the Trust and NHS Complaints procedures.

As part of the Corporate Nursing and Integrated Governance Team, you will help foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement across all aspects of patient care, influencing and enhancing the experience of those who use our services. The Integrated Governance Team at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to openness, transparency, and candour. We value the experiences of patients, relatives, and carers, and believe in improving safety and quality through learning and positive change.

The main purpose of this role is to provide support for the organisation in the delivery of the robust management of concerns and complaints relating to patient care and treatment at the Trust. The post holder would be expected to facilitate the concerns and complaints process for patients and staff. This includes regular contact with complainants, patients, and internal and external stakeholders to appropriately respond to concerns raised within agreed timescales and in line with the Trust’s complaint process and national NHS Complaint Standards. As part of this process the post holder will also be responsible for input of data onto local and national databases, compilation of reports to show departmental and divisional performance as well as formulating complaints correspondence.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ and Disabled people.

Benefits

• Flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Free eye tests and health checks
• Gym discount
• Free bicycle loan scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Visa Sponsorship

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025