Director of Improvement

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering improvements for patients and staff in the NHS?

Do you have the leadership attributes to bring together improvement leaders across the organisation and beyond to drive collaboration and deliver tangible outcomes?

*Please head to www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk to apply*

Main duties of the job

Drive strategic transformation and continuous improvement across the Trust, aligning programmes with its strategy, priorities, and local health needs. Lead efforts to build a high-performing improvement team and embed a culture of quality improvement. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including patients, carers, and communities, to co-produce meaningful change.

Establish robust governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards, and provide tools, training, and support to enhance organisational capability. Use data-driven insights, including NHS Impact and model health tools, to challenge practices, monitor KPIs, and inform leadership decisions.

Foster a culture of inclusivity, innovation, and resilience, acting as a visible leader and change agent. Represent the Trust regionally and nationally, contributing to the NHS transformation agenda. Integrate financial and workforce planning to address inefficiencies, drive sustainable improvements, and meet evolving community needs. Deputise for the Chief Operating Officer as required, ensuring alignment with Trust objectives.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• EMBRACE, Disability and Wellbeing,LGBTQIA+ and Religion Spirituality and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff