South West London Creative Health Lead
London Borough of Croydon
Salary range: Grade 11 £46,968 - £49,056 (pro rata) p.a. plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Fixed Term (24 months)
Hours of work: 28.8 hours per week
Location: Croydon
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and inspirational individual to take on
the role of Creative Health Lead within the South West London health and care system.
This role, which is supported by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation, is
part of the National Centre for Creative Health’s Creative Health Leads Programme,
which supports the integration of creative health across health and care systems.
Creative Health Lead roles in health and care systems will provide a strategic
advantage in achieving the objectives set out in England’s 10 Year Health Plan and
will contribute to addressing the wider determinants of health and through
partnership working can support socioeconomic development across systems.
You will be an imaginative and self-motivated individual with a passionate belief in
the power of culture and creativity to benefit the lives of individuals and
communities. You will have an excellent understanding of your local health and/or
cultural ‘ecosystem’ and be in a position to build on existing relationships and take
an ‘asset-based’ approach to further developments.
Aims of the role:
Development of a model for effective connections between health, social care and cultural sector
Improved understanding about potential cultural sector contribution at a neighbourhood, place and system level within health and social care with a focus on health inequalities
Improved knowledge of existing creative health provision and a mechanism for this to be regularly updated
System plans and strategies feature creative health pathways and options
Funding is identified to support sustainable creative health programmes within the health and social care system
Expansion of creative health within social prescribing programmes
Expansion of creative health within specific priority areas e.g. major conditions pathways, neighbourhood plans
Based at London Borough of Croydon, the role requires regular work across South West London partners and will benefit from a close management relationship with SWL ICB.
Interviews expected to be held on 17th / 18th September