Creative Health Lead

Wigan Council; Wigan; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Exclusive rewards and benefits

Job summary

Wigan Council is seeking a Creative Health Lead to provide strategic leadership to embed creative health across the borough, improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities. You will work with NHS partners, cultural organisations, voluntary groups and local communities to develop partnerships and deliver innovative programmes that connect creativity with health and wellbeing.

This is a highly collaborative role with responsibility for leading projects, networks and partnerships across the

Qualifications

• Experience improving health outcomes through partnership working.
• Knowledge of health inequalities and creative health.
• Excellent communication, influencing and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to embed creative health across the Borough.
• Develop partnerships with NHS, cultural organisations and communities.
• Influence policy and deliver innovative programmes linking creativity with health.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Partnerships

Programme delivery

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Public health

Health inequalities

Job description

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Salary: Grade 12, £53,460 - £57,379 per annum.

37 hours per week

Temporary 2 year Contract

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

As the Creative Health Lead, you will provide strategic leadership to embed creative health across Wigan Borough, helping to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities. Working with NHS partners, cultural organisations, voluntary sector groups and local communities, you will develop partnerships, influence policy and deliver innovative programmes that connect creativity with health and wellbeing. This is a highly collaborative role with significant responsibility for leading projects, networks and partnerships across the health and cultural sectors.

About you:

The ideal candidate is a passionate and innovative professional with experience of improving health outcomes through partnership working and programme delivery. You will have strong knowledge of health inequalities, public health and creative health, alongside excellent communication, influencing and project management skills. Comfortable working independently and collaboratively, you can engage a wide range of stakeholders, analyse evidence, manage budgets and secure funding. You are committed to inclusion, community engagement and making a positive difference to people's lives.

About us:

Join Team Wigan and play a key role in shaping an exciting, nationally supported Creative Health programme funded by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation. You'll work across innovative health, care and cultural partnerships, helping to create lasting change for residents and communities. We offer the opportunity to influence strategic priorities, develop new approaches to wellbeing, build valuable professional networks and be part of a supportive organisation committed to collaboration, innovation and improving outcomes for local people.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK, and you must maintain a valid (active) right to work. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Prove your right to work to an employer.

Wigan Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. As part of this commitment, Wigan Council operates robust Safer Recruitment procedures.

For further information, please contact Amy Dunne, Service Lead, Public Health [e-mail]

Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 28th September 2026

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

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