South West London Creative Health Lead

Job Summary

We're looking for a passionate individual with deep understanding of creative health and what it can do for our health and wellbeing. You'll be working with local authority and SWL ICB decision makers to make real change by embedding creative health across the region's health and care systems.

Job Description

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 through creative health, and will contribute to addressing the wider determinants of health in local communities.

While sitting within London Borough of Croydon, this role will work across SWL partner boroughs (Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth) and SWL ICB to achieve Key Performance Indicators identified by each partner. The role will also support overarching strategic aims for the region, including embedding creative health in prevention and neighbourhood health workstreams and improving social prescribing mechanisms for creative health activity.

The role will report to the SWL Creative Health Working Group - made up of culture, creative health and public health representatives from all partners - to monitor progress towards KPIs, highlight areas or workstreams for potential growth or collaboration, and share learning amongst partners. The role will benefit from an honorary contract with and strong leadership from SWL ICB's Health Improvement team.

Job Requirements

The successful candidate 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 SWL local health and/or cultural 'ecosystems' and be in a position to build on existing relationships and take an 'asset-based' approach to further developments. You will be familiar with the international evidence base for Creative Health, have experience designing and delivering work on the ground, as well as be an experienced strategic thinker with the ability to influence stakeholders, including high-ranking senior leaders.

Job Responsibilities

Working with partners, the role aims to:

-Develop a model for effective connections between health, social care and cultural sector across South West London
Improve understanding of the evidence base and potential for creative health to contribute at a neighbourhood, place and system level within health and social care, with a focus on health inequalities
-Support mapping of existing creative health provision and a mechanism for this to be regularly updated and shared with health and social care colleagues
-Ensure partner service plans and strategies feature creative health as a delivery plan, including referral pathways, commissioning opportunities and collaboration options
-Identify funding solutions to enable sustainable creative health programmes within the health and social care system
-Expand creative health's use within social prescribing programmes
-Expand creative health's use within specific priority areas, such as major conditions pathways and neighbourhood health plans

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Job Overview

Job Title: South West London Creative Health Lead
Salary: £50k+ (pro-rata)
Hours: Part time
Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
Contract: Temporary
Closing date: Fri, 27 Nov 2026
Location:

London

How to Apply

Upload a CV and Covering Letter outlining your interest and suitability for the position online at the link below.

Contact name: Lisa Rodio
Contact email: [email protected]

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About London Borough of Croydon

Croydon Council is the local authority for London Borough of Croydon, serving local residents across a number of services. With dedicated Culture, Creative Health, Museum, Archives and Library teams, the Council prides itself on supporting high quality arts and culture across the borough.

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