Improvement Advisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
The Improvement Advisor will support the delivery and embedding of continuous improvement across Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves working with divisional, corporate, and frontline teams to apply improvement methods, coaching, and practical tools to enhance quality, safety, experience, and effectiveness for service users, staff, and partners. The post holder will implement a new Trust Quality Management System with frontline teams and support Trustwide improvement priorities and capability building. This is a fixed-term role for 6 months.
Key responsibilities
- Coach and support teams to apply improvement methods in day-to-day practice.
- Help implement improvement huddles, driver meetings, and standard work.
- Deliver improvement training and capability-building activity.
- Support the use of A3 thinking, PDSA, and other improvement tools.
- Work with leaders and teams to identify, deliver, measure, and sustain improvements.
- Support clear communication, learning, and sharing of good practice across divisions and the wider Trust.
Essential criteria
- Trained and accredited in Operational Excellence to Yellow Belt level; or equivalent experience
- Educated to Degree Level or equivalent experience
- Experience of successfully managing and delivering improvement or change programmes in challenging environments
- Experience of leading projects which are recognised as being successful and where the project or change management supported the departmental or organisation's success
- Ability to work independently, make informed decisions and achieve objectives whilst working with continually changing demands and priorities
- Knowledge and experience of improvement tools and methodology
- Experience of providing improvement training
- Knowledge and experience of Coaching and coaching standards/ practises
- Experience of programme planning and delivery, including all aspects of programme governance and control
- Experience of training large groups
- Experience of forming effective working relationships with colleagues to achieve common goals
- Ability to work independently, make informed decisions and achieve objectives whilst working with continually changing demands and priorities
- Demonstrate background of delivering projects in complex and challenging environments
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Improvement Advisor
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
Job overview The Improvement Advisor will support the delivery and embedding of continuous improvement across Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Working with divisional, corporate and frontline teams, the post holder will help services use improvement methods, coaching and practical tools to improve quality, safety, experience and effectiveness for people who use our services, staff and partners.
The role will implement a new Trust Quality Management System with frontline teams, as well as supporting divisional and Trustwide improvement priorities, capability building and the development of a consistent improvement management system.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties The post holder will coach and support teams to apply improvement methods in day-to-day practice; help implement improvement huddles, driver meetings and standard work; deliver improvement training and capability-building activity; support the use of A3 thinking, PDSA and other improvement tools; and work with leaders and teams to identify, deliver, measure and sustain improvements. The role will also support clear communication, learning and sharing of good practice across divisions and the wider Trust.
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