Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Charity Support Officer (Arts) to join the Bright Northumbria Charity Team.
For the past 20 years, Northumbria Healthcare's Bright charity has developed an award winning healing arts programme. Over the next year, the team will embarking on an ambitious and exciting programme which will include two major new developments. The post is a 12 months fixed term contract with the postholder being required to provide support for this work.
Main duties of the job
- Supports the trust charity in all areas of work
- Supports the Healing Arts Programme Manager
- Co-ordinates arts activities in the trust
- Co-ordinates the trust-wide healing arts programme
- Co-ordinates charity projects and events
About us
The role is part of Northumbria healthcare's Bright Northumbria Charity. The charity manages a wide range of activities and projects that make a positive difference to the experience of our patients and staff. This includes the Northumbria Voluntary Service (NVS), D/deaf Awareness programme, hospital environment projects, the healing arts programme and international projects.
Bright Northumbria charity brand was launched in 2012 and over the years has established itself within our communities, gaining traction across the region.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides healthcare to more than 500,000 people across North Tyneside and Northumberland. The trust's Bright charity adds the extras that make a difference to our patients every day.
Bright funds those things that the NHS does not, including better facilities for patients and their families and support for our staff allowing them to provide the best care that you need.
Some examples of how Bright makes a difference;
- Enhancing the patient experience through providing additional therapies, services and comforts
- Supporting staff health and wellbeing
- Developing special areas to step away from the busy clinical environment
- Providing state of the art medical equipment
- Investing in staff training and research to improve treatments and care
- Supporting projects in our community to improve health and wellbeing
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Primary contact for the charity, answering queries and responding appropriately on behalf of the charity.
- Work closely with the Healing Arts Programme Manager to deliver the Arts Strategy, Fundraising Policy, and Charity objectives
- Maintain and further develop relationships with existing arts networks, funders and voluntary organisations.
- Develop arts management systems to support the policy, including donation of art
- Develop and maintain a database of art installations across the trust
- Encourage and support engagement with the arts.
- Evaluate the success and effectiveness of arts events and improve the success of future events as a result through the undertaking of evaluation.
- Administration of art donations and fundraising, e.g. processing payment, recording activities/income, sending thank you letters, running reports.
- Update/report to the Charitable Funds Operational Committee with regard to fundraising and the arts programme.
- Planning and organising a range of charity events, e.g. art workshops, previews, music performances, cheque presentations, fundraising events, Christmas music programme.
- Promote the work of the charity through various media e.g. the staff magazine, staff update, website, social media, charity information boards, marketing materials.
- Update the charity website pages and develop content.
- Co-ordinate charity-funded projects to improve the patient environment: undertaking research, consultation with stakeholders, ensuring that costs are kept within budget, work to project deadlines and undertake evaluation.
- With the support of the Healing Arts Programme Manager , negotiates with a range of stakeholders including the estates and capital projects teams and clinical teams to incorporate the arts in a variety of clinical and non-clinical areas.
- Works with ward and estates staff to assist refurbishment of areas
- Under the direction of the Healing Arts Programme Manager , co-ordinates the trust-wide healing arts programme consult with stakeholders, undertake research, source appropriate artwork, develop briefs, plan engagement events, curate exhibitions, oversee installation of artwork with contractors, undertake surveys and evaluation.
- Administration for art steering group, project groups and fundraising
- On occasion, deputises for the Healing Arts Programme Manager , in relation to projects and the arts programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Primary contact for the charity, answering queries and responding appropriately on behalf of the charity.
- Work closely with the Healing Arts Programme Manager to deliver the Arts Strategy, Fundraising Policy, and Charity objectives
- Maintain and further develop relationships with existing arts networks, funders and voluntary organisations.
- Develop arts management systems to support the policy, including donation of art
- Develop and maintain a database of art installations across the trust
- Encourage and support engagement with the arts.
- Evaluate the success and effectiveness of arts events and improve the success of future events as a result through the undertaking of evaluation.
- Administration of art donations and fundraising, e.g. processing payment, recording activities/income, sending thank you letters, running reports.
- Update/report to the Charitable Funds Operational Committee with regard to fundraising and the arts programme.
- Planning and organising a range of charity events, e.g. art workshops, previews, music performances, cheque presentations, fundraising events, Christmas music programme.
- Promote the work of the charity through various media e.g. the staff magazine, staff update, website, social media, charity information boards, marketing materials.
- Update the charity website pages and develop content.
- Co-ordinate charity-funded projects to improve the patient environment: undertaking research, consultation with stakeholders, ensuring that costs are kept within budget, work to project deadlines and undertake evaluation.
- With the support of the Healing Arts Programme Manager , negotiates with a range of stakeholders including the estates and capital projects teams and clinical teams to incorporate the arts in a variety of clinical and non-clinical areas.
- Works with ward and estates staff to assist refurbishment of areas
- Under the direction of the Healing Arts Programme Manager , co-ordinates the trust-wide healing arts programme consult with stakeholders, undertake research, source appropriate artwork, develop briefs, plan engagement events, curate exhibitions, oversee installation of artwork with contractors, undertake surveys and evaluation.
- Administration for art steering group, project groups and fundraising
- On occasion, deputises for the Healing Arts Programme Manager , in relation to projects and the arts programme
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or have equivalent knowledge acquired through previous experience of working in the arts.
Desirable
- Masters qualification
- Arts qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or have equivalent knowledge acquired through previous experience of working in the arts.
Desirable
- Masters qualification
- Arts qualification
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).
