Improvement Advisor

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Improvement Advisor to support the delivery and embedding of continuous improvement across the organisation. You will work with divisional, corporate and frontline teams to apply improvement methods, coaching and practical tools to enhance quality, safety, experience and effectiveness for people using our services, staff and partners.

The role involves implementing a new Trust Quality Management System with frontline teams and supporting

Qualifications

• Coach and support teams to apply improvement methods in day-to-day practice.
• Implement improvement huddles, driver meetings and standard work.
• Deliver improvement training and capability-building activity.
• Support communication and sharing of good practice across divisions.

Responsibilities

• Coach frontline teams to deliver improvement and performance monitoring.
• Support the implementation of a Trust Quality Management System.
• Lead improvement training and capability-building activities.
• Promote learning and sharing of good practice across divisions.

Skills

Coaching

Quality improvement

A3 thinking

PDSA

Training delivery

Facilitation

Communication

Tools

Driver meetings

Standard work

Performance monitoring

Job description

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.

The role will work directly with frontline teams in inpatient, community and corporate settings to coach and deliver improvement and performance monitoring through day-to-day practice and routines., 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.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are fully committed to embracing quality in patient and staff safety, experience and effectiveness. We work to ensure we provide the very best care to the people who use our services, utilising resources, expertise and energy to think creatively and differently about service delivery. Embedding quality improvement across the Trust as the method for change is fully supported by our Executive board and equally by our staff, patients and partners, who are excited about the prospect of not only thinking about but doing things differently.