Arts Programme Assistant, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

The Arts & 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 & 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.

Main duties of the job

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.