The role of Arts Programme Assistant is to support the work of the Arts & Culture Programme across University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
The Arts and Culture Programme at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust exists to improve the look and feel of hospital spaces, to partner with civic, cultural and academic organisations, and to provide creative well-being activities for staff and patients.
The Arts and Culture programme works across ten hospital sites with over 13,000 staff in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare. The team comprises five full and part time posts, supplemented by student interns and freelance specialists, who develop projects in partnership with other hospital arts teams, as well as civic, cultural and academic organisations.
The role of Arts Programme Assistant is to support the work of the Arts & Culture Programme across University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
The Arts Programme Assistant is a contact for staff, patients and visitors interested in or engaging with the Arts & Culture Programme. The role is therefore responsible for setting high standards of communication with a variety of groups by enacting the Trust’s values at all times.
The post-holder will be literate, numerate and digitally competent. The postholder will deliver communications both in writing and in digital media formats such as images, audio and video and will also process numerical data for evaluation and budgeting.
The postholder will be required to participate in practical and technical tasks, such as for event and installation activities, including out of hours, covering for sickness absence and annual leave of colleagues.
The post holder will have an interest in arts and culture, and understand the benefit of arts and culture in a healthcare setting.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025
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