NHS Improvement Coach | Quality & Change Leader

Transformation Unit; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Improvement Advisor (NHS AfC Band 7) to support and embed continuous improvement across inpatient, community and corporate services. You will coach frontline teams, implement a new Quality Management System and help drive trust-wide priorities.

The role involves on-site work, cross-site travel and collaboration with divisions to build capability in improvement methods, coaching and performance monitoring.

Qualifications

• Trained and accredited in Operational Excellence to Yellow Belt level or equivalent.
• Educated to Degree Level or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering improvement or change programmes in challenging environments.
• Experience leading projects with measurable impact.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing demands/priorities.
• Experience in coaching and training in improvement methods.

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 activities.
• Support use of A3 thinking, PDSA and other tools.
• Collaborate with leaders to identify, deliver, measure and sustain improvements.
• Ensure clear communication and sharing of good practice across divisions.

Skills

Operational Excellence Yellow Belt

Improvement coaching

Project leadership

Independent working

Change management

Training delivery

Knowledge of PDSA/A3

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Improvement Advisor (NHS AfC Band 7) to support and embed continuous improvement across inpatient, community and corporate services. You will coach frontline teams, implement a new Quality Management System and help drive trust-wide priorities.

The role involves on-site work, cross-site travel and collaboration with divisions to build capability in improvement methods, coaching and performance monitoring.