Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Improvement Advisor
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Improvement Advisor
Band 7 | 6-Month Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity
Full Time – 37.5 Hours per Week | Part Time, Flexible & Compressed Hours Considered
Portland House | Worthing
£49,387 – £56,515 per annum
Closing date: 7 September 2026
Help shape how continuous improvement is delivered and embedded across Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as an Improvement Advisor within our central improvement function.
Why this role stands out
- Play a key role in implementing the Trust’s new Quality Management System
- Work directly with frontline, divisional and corporate teams to deliver meaningful improvements
- Use practical improvement methodologies including A3 thinking and PDSA
- Coach teams and leaders to build sustainable improvement capability
- Deliver improvement training and support the development of a consistent Trust-wide approach
- Flexible working options, including part-time and compressed hours
- Available as either a 6-month fixed-term contract or secondment
Who can apply
We’re looking for someone with:
- Operational Excellence training and accreditation to Yellow Belt level, or equivalent experience
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience
- Experience successfully managing and delivering improvement or change programmes
- Knowledge and practical experience of improvement tools and methodologies
- Experience delivering improvement training, including to large groups
- Knowledge and experience of coaching and recognised coaching practices
- Programme planning, governance and delivery experience
- A track record of delivering successful projects in complex and challenging environments
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You’ll need to be comfortable working independently, making informed decisions and adapting to changing demands and priorities.
The role
As Improvement Advisor, you’ll work across the Trust to help teams turn improvement principles into practical changes in everyday services.
You’ll:
- Coach frontline and leadership teams in improvement methodology
- Support implementation of the Trust’s new Quality Management System
- Help teams establish effective improvement huddles, driver meetings and standard work
- Support teams to use A3 thinking, PDSA cycles and other improvement tools
- Work with services to identify improvement opportunities and translate these into achievable plans
- Help teams measure, evaluate and sustain improvements
- Deliver improvement training and capability-building activity
- Support divisional and Trust-wide improvement priorities
- Build effective relationships with colleagues across different services and professional groups
- Help communicate learning and share successful improvement practice across the organisation
What we’re looking for
You’ll be someone who can:
- Translate improvement theory into practical approaches that work for frontline teams
- Coach and influence people rather than simply manage change on their behalf
- Build strong working relationships around shared objectives
- Navigate complex environments and competing priorities
- Plan and deliver programmes with effective governance and controls
- Facilitate and train groups confidently
- Use evidence, data and improvement methodology to support decision-making
- Work autonomously while collaborating effectively across organisational boundaries
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Making improvement part of everyday practice
Sussex Partnership is committed to embedding quality improvement as its approach to change across patient and staff safety, experience and effectiveness.
This role will help teams develop the structures, skills and confidence needed to make continuous improvement part of everyday working – from practical improvement huddles and standard work through to larger divisional and Trust-wide priorities. You’ll work alongside colleagues across clinical and corporate services, supporting people to identify problems, test solutions, learn from results and sustain improvements.
Why join us?
This is a focused six-month opportunity to make an impact across a large and complex NHS organisation at an important stage in the development of its improvement approach. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a broad range of services, build improvement capability and directly support the implementation of a new Trust-wide Quality Management System – helping turn the ambition to continuously improve into consistent, practical action across our services.
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