Job summary
The Arts Curator (Participation Programmes) role is an exciting opportunity to manage a growing participatory arts programme in Newcastle Hospitals Charity. The multidisciplinary Arts Programme is based in one of the largest teaching NHS Trusts in the Country, and this role contributes to applying creativity to enhance the hospital experience and deepen engagement with our local communities.
You will be a motivated self-starter with a passion for creative community engagement and for health and wellbeing. You will support the Arts Programme Manager and growing Arts Team, in delivery of the Arts Programme across the Trust. The programme provides arts and cultural activities for staff, patients and families to enhance the hospital environment; promote health and wellbeing and to engage with the wider community.
- Interview Date Friday, 22 March 2024
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
- Passionate and knowledgeable about the arts and the role of creativity, you will manage delivery of the arts participation programmes for Newcastle Hospitals, working in partnership with a range of diverse organisations and community groups.
- You will have experience of the managing arts projects and have awareness of best practice of working with artists. You will have excellent organisational management skills and be able to communicate clearly with multiple stakeholders, such as Trust staff, patients, artists, and cultural partners.
- You will be enthusiastic about the Arts Programme, arts & health, and keen to be a strong advocate for the programme across the Trust. You will have specialist knowledge of multi-disciplinary arts practice and will stay informed of current arts practice.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Manage, deliver and evaluate an annual programme of arts participation programmes for Newcastle Hospitals Charity, including but not limited to live music engagement on Trust sites, bedside arts activities, dance and theatre programmes.
- Manage, deliver and support any creative freelancers engaged in delivery within the Arts Programme (Participation)
- Implement and monitor policies, processes and guidance for arts participation programmes to ensure compliance with the standards set out by the Fundraising Regulator, the Charity Commission and the Trust.
- Lead on the arts participation programme to identify and develop opportunities to support Charity fundraising.
- Represent Newcastle Hospitals Charity and the Trust in internal and public facing forums.
- Working closely with colleagues within the NHS to raise the profile of the Charity Arts Programme.
- Actively contribute, where necessary, to key committees such as the Charity Committee, the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation Committee and the Great North Childrens Hospitals Foundation Committee.
- Provision of reports/presentations and supplementary information to the Charity Committee; the Charity Director, Arts Programme Manager and key stakeholders, as required.
- Work closely with the Charity Finance team and appropriate Trust teams to ensure accurate record and reporting in relation to Charity Arts Programme (Participation) activities.
- Working closely with the Charity Communications team in helping to publicise and promote Charity Arts Programme (Participation).
- Working with the Charity Events and Volunteer Manager to develop a group of arts volunteers to support the Arts Programme (Participation).
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Manage, deliver and evaluate an annual programme of arts participation programmes for Newcastle Hospitals Charity, including but not limited to live music engagement on Trust sites, bedside arts activities, dance and theatre programmes.
- Manage, deliver and support any creative freelancers engaged in delivery within the Arts Programme (Participation)
- Implement and monitor policies, processes and guidance for arts participation programmes to ensure compliance with the standards set out by the Fundraising Regulator, the Charity Commission and the Trust.
- Lead on the arts participation programme to identify and develop opportunities to support Charity fundraising.
- Represent Newcastle Hospitals Charity and the Trust in internal and public facing forums.
- Working closely with colleagues within the NHS to raise the profile of the Charity Arts Programme.
- Actively contribute, where necessary, to key committees such as the Charity Committee, the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation Committee and the Great North Childrens Hospitals Foundation Committee.
- Provision of reports/presentations and supplementary information to the Charity Committee; the Charity Director, Arts Programme Manager and key stakeholders, as required.
- Work closely with the Charity Finance team and appropriate Trust teams to ensure accurate record and reporting in relation to Charity Arts Programme (Participation) activities.
- Working closely with the Charity Communications team in helping to publicise and promote Charity Arts Programme (Participation).
- Working with the Charity Events and Volunteer Manager to develop a group of arts volunteers to support the Arts Programme (Participation).
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Degree or equivalent professional experience in a similar role
Desirable
- Professional qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate experience of managing/organising/promoting multi-disciplinary arts participation programmes
- Expert knowledge of management and delivery of arts participation programmes
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a healthcare and/or charity setting
- Experience in arts & health (creative health) and/or public arts programmes
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Diplomacy, negotiating skills/abilities, well-developed social skills
- Excellent IT experience, particularly of Microsoft packages
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to communicate and effectively manage contact with a wide range of stakeholders
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Degree or equivalent professional experience in a similar role
Desirable
- Professional qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant post graduate experience of managing/organising/promoting multi-disciplinary arts participation programmes
- Expert knowledge of management and delivery of arts participation programmes
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a healthcare and/or charity setting
- Experience in arts & health (creative health) and/or public arts programmes
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Diplomacy, negotiating skills/abilities, well-developed social skills
- Excellent IT experience, particularly of Microsoft packages
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to communicate and effectively manage contact with a wide range of stakeholders
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
