# Improvement Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/improvement-advisor/307b3aa2-410d-4740-b081-813d9562c1f6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/improvement-advisor/307b3aa2-410d-4740-b081-813d9562c1f6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Portland House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa - **Contract type:** 6 months (6-month contract from start date. Fixed term and secondments considered.) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week (1.0WTE Fixed Term Contract) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T10:51:03.998Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Worthing/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8249821 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8249821?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As detailed within the job description and main duties above. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Trained and accredited in Operational Excellence to Yellow Belt level; or equivalent experience - Educated to Degree Level or equivalent experience ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - 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 - Demonstrate background of delivering projects in complex and challenging environments ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 720.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10561952) - [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.