Heritage Officer

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Royal Papworth Hospital was first established as a tuberculosis settlement in 1918. In the 100+ years since, it has grown to become a world-leading heart and lung hospital, with a strong history of innovation and pioneering medical advances.

As Heritage Officer you will manage the hospital's archive collections to ensure its long-term preservation for the benefit of hospital staff, patients and the wider community.

You will use the collection to understand and share the history of Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and celebrate its achievements.

This will include conducting research, maintaining heritage displays, providing talks to local groups in Cambridgeshire and working on projects to mark anniversaries and special occasions.

You will also be the key link in stakeholder relationships with museums and archivists.

This is a Royal Papworth Charity-funded post, working within the communications team at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

* Manage the hospital's archive collections to ensure its long-term preservation, with key responsibilities including acquisitions, temporary loans, disposals, object cataloguing and research, auditing, as well as monitoring of environmental conditions for display and storage.

* Undertake research on the history of the hospital to provide information for both internal and external audiences.

* Respond appropriately to public enquiries and acquisition offers.

* Deliver public engagement activities to share the history of Royal Papworth for staff, patients and the wider community, such as interpretation and object displays, digital content, public talks, and contribute to hospital events and anniversaries.

* Contribute to the wider work of the communications team, such as helping to deliver events.

* Collaborate with the Royal Papworth Charity team and identify potential funding opportunities for future projects.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

08 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year This fixed-term, part-time role is for 15 hours a week (0.40 WTE)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

175-2425-1-CE776

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level

Desirable

Expected to possess or be working towards a postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject, such as Museum Studies, Archives & Records or similar

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an archive, museum or heritage environment in either a paid or voluntary capacity
Experience of collections and archives, and working with a Collections Management System (CMS)
Knowledge of conservation issues
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to produce clear and concise written material
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team and communicate with colleagues throughout the organisation
Attention to detail
Ability to work independently, prioritise own workload and deliver projects
Good general IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Desirable

Interest in and knowledge of medical history and collections
Creative flair and interpretation skills for displays, exhibitions and presentations
Ability to work with a variety of sources such as objects, photographs and oral histories
Confidence to deliver talks and other public engagement activities
Experience of leading projects and of identifying and writing successful funding applications
Experience of using digital design and presentation software, such as PowerPoint and Canva

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Desirable

Experience of lifting, carrying and working in constrained spaces to manage collections in store.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level

Desirable

Expected to possess or be working towards a postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject, such as Museum Studies, Archives & Records or similar

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an archive, museum or heritage environment in either a paid or voluntary capacity
Experience of collections and archives, and working with a Collections Management System (CMS)
Knowledge of conservation issues
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to produce clear and concise written material
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team and communicate with colleagues throughout the organisation
Attention to detail
Ability to work independently, prioritise own workload and deliver projects
Good general IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Desirable

Interest in and knowledge of medical history and collections
Creative flair and interpretation skills for displays, exhibitions and presentations
Ability to work with a variety of sources such as objects, photographs and oral histories
Confidence to deliver talks and other public engagement activities
Experience of leading projects and of identifying and writing successful funding applications
Experience of using digital design and presentation software, such as PowerPoint and Canva

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Desirable

Experience of lifting, carrying and working in constrained spaces to manage collections in store.

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.