Art Coordinator

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Camden Town is seeking an Arts Coordinator for a three-year fixed-term position. The role involves planning and delivering arts events, coordinating daily activities, and supporting visiting artists. Applicants should have experience in arts facilitation and strong communication skills. The organization is committed to diversity and inclusion, encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience in arts facilitation in healthcare or community settings.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups and artists.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and delivery of arts events across the Trust.
• Coordinate day-to-day arts activities in the hospital.
• Provide support to visiting artists and organisations.
• Create content for publicity and communications.
• Contribute to the GOSH Arts communications strategy.
• Gather and collate data to measure impact of the programme.
• Manage GOSH Arts resources.

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about the arts and interested in facilitating access to them in a unique healthcare setting? Do you believe that art has the potential to transform the experience of children and their families in hospital? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the GOSH Arts team as an Arts Coordinator on a three-year fixed-term post. GOSH Arts' live arts programme, art collection and temporary displays inspire creativity, create welcoming environments, and offer meaningful and innovative cultural opportunities for communities both in and around the hospital. Our work aims to enhance the hospital experience by engaging with visiting artists and developing art in collaboration with our community.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of a multifaceted programme of arts events and live arts projects across the Trust, responding to the needs of patients, staff and the Trust\'s strategic aims.
• Coordinate the day-to-day running of arts activities in the hospital, including organisation of project materials and resources.
• Provide workshop delivery support to visiting artists and organisations as required.
• Create digital and written content for internal and external publicity and communications relating to the Live Arts programme and the GOSH Arts Collection, including website updates, social media, newsletter submissions, press enquiries etc.
• Contribute to the development of the GOSH Arts communications strategy to raise the profile of our work internally and in the wider arts in health sector.
• Lead on gathering and collating monitoring data and case studies to measure impact across the Live Arts programme, the GOSH Arts Collection and temporary displays.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the GOSH Arts evaluation strategy.
• Manage GOSH Arts\' resources and materials including maintaining the GOSH Arts store.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to making our workforce diverse and inclusive. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing a more diverse workforce, we can bring a greater range of perspectives and knowledge to benefit the children and young people at our hospital.

Our hospital is open and inclusive. Staff are encouraged to engage with networks such as REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage), ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team. We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of background, are seen and heard.