Arts in Hospital Manager

Do you love the arts and have a passion for making a difference?

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity may have the perfect opportunity that combines the two. As the official charity at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, we are here to go above and beyond for our hospitals and our patients by funding the not so little extras. Some of these include anything from innovative equipment, training to support staff and their wellbeing to new state-of-the-art buildings. Within these buildings we need all kinds of art to help make our hospitals feel more homely and an attractive setting for people when they visit.

For the first time ever, we are recruiting a Arts in Hospital Manager. This role will be instrumental in helping us take our hospitals into the future and will be responsible for leading, maintaining and developing the arts programme across The Royal Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Hospitals. The role requires a hands-on mix of creativity, arts and curatorial experience and knowledge alongside evidence of managing large projects, including arts projects/exhibitions and/or cultural events.

The successful candidate will work closely with; artists, the fundraising team, our partners and suppliers and both internal and external stakeholders across the trust to help enhance the hospitals environment and in turn, the experience of patients and our NHS staff.

This role requires strong project management skills, experience of fundraising and be a holistic decision maker for the priorities of the programme. This role will also appeal to somebody who enjoys planning and executing activities to completion and who takes pride in evaluating the success of their projects.

If this role appeals to you and you are looking for your next challenge, please apply.

Base Location: TBC

Interview Date: 3rd July 2023

• To maintain and develop the arts programme for UHD NHS Foundation Trust.
• To liaise with staff in all areas to identify needs and opportunities for using the arts to enhance the hospitals environment and patient and staff experience and to deliver on Trust priorities and objectives
• To plan, and manage dynamic, innovative and creative projects, events and exhibitions within the Trust
• To fundraise for AiH projects working with Head of Charity and charity team
• To involve the wider community where appropriate.

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.