# Improvement Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/improvement-advisor/7cfa215f-7b8c-45f5-89b5-1543cd3c8051 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/improvement-advisor/7cfa215f-7b8c-45f5-89b5-1543cd3c8051.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Homerton University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Advisor - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 p.a. inc. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T12:02:01.805Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Quality_Improvement/Quality_Improvement-v8320161 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8320161?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an experienced Improvement Advisor to join the Homerton Improvement team at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The Improvement Advisor will work alongside clinical and operational teams to use quality improvement (QI) approaches to make measurable and sustainable improvements to patient care, staff experience and value. The role will lead and support complex improvement programmes, help teams understand problems and pathways, use data effectively and build improvement capability across the organisation. The postholder will work across both acute and community services and will support teams to translate improvement ideas into practical, measurable change. ***PLEASE NOTE: THIS ADVERT MAY CLOSE EARLY IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS IS RECEIVED.*** ### Main duties of the job The Improvement Advisor will lead and support complex improvement programmes from scoping through to sustainability and spread. They will help teams define problems, understand current processes, set measurable aims and test changes using recognised improvement methods. The role includes designing and facilitating improvement events and workshops; coaching teams and project leads; developing improvement capability and training; supporting pathway redesign; and working with Business Intelligence to develop measurement plans and use run charts and statistical process control (SPC). The postholder will engage with staff, patients, clinical and operational leaders and other partners to build ownership of change and support sustainable improvement. They will also provide improvement advice to senior leaders and contribute to the development of Homerton's wider improvement approach. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of the Model for Improvement and PDSA cycles. - Knowledge of measurement for improvement, including run charts and SPC charts. **Desirable** - Knowledge of human factors and the psychology of change. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of line managing or supervising staff. - Experience of facilitating multidisciplinary groups. - Experience of coaching or teaching improvement methods. **Desirable** - Experience of working in an NHS acute or community trust. ### Skills / Abilities **Essential** - Facilitation skills that work within teams’ limited time. **Desirable** - Experience of designing training materials. ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Master’s degree or equivalent level of experience. **Desirable** - Improvement Advisor or Improvement Coach certification. ### Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements **Essential** - Understanding and demonstration of the Trust values ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 652.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=938) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 124.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=937) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10690297) ## 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.