Theatre Témoin is seeking to appoint an NHS Engagement Lead to lead the company’s Key Worker Engagement Strand for NHS Yarns, a project partnering culturally diverse key workers and playwrights in the South East to co-create a series of short plays which will be showcased at the Mercury Theatre in 2021. This is a short consulting contract (5 days @ £200 p/d); and we’re looking to engage 10 individual key workers and 1 or 2 NHS Trust organisational partners in that period. The ideal consultant will be well-networked within at least 1 NHS Trust in the South East and be experienced in brokering cross-sector relationships across the Arts and Healthcare industries.

The Company

Theatre Témoin is an award-winning company making daring, fun, and socially urgent theatre. We make visually stunning physical performance with direct input from the communities whose stories we present. We’re passionate about developing a theatrical canon of exceptional quality that includes under-represented voices, builds bridges between communities, and brings a diverse range of people to the arts in a meaningful, lasting way. Download our 10-year impact report here.

Application Process 

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter (500 words max) outlining why you think you’d be suitable for the role to info@theatretemoin.com by end of day Friday Dec 4th.

Interviews will be held on Monday Dec 7th via zoom. Please indicate your availability for that day in your letter.

If you have any questions, require this information in a different format, or have any additional access requirements, please contact Ailin Conant (Artistic Director) at ailin@theatretemoin.com

Theatre Témoin strives to be an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications for work from all sections of the community.  You are encouraged to complete an equal opportunities form.

Key Information

Job title: NHS Engagement Lead (freelance)

Rate of pay: £200 per day (total contract: £1000 inclusive of VAT)

Reporting to: Artistic Director

Location: Company is based in SE and the project will be based at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, but we can work with Key workers throughout the South East of England. NHS Engagement Lead will be working from home.

Working hours & Date Range: 5 days (7.5 hours p/d) spread over December 2020 and January 2021.

Outputs / Aims: Engage 10 individual SE NHS key workers from culturally diverse backgrounds, pairing them with playwrights to co-create projects. Engage 2-3 NHS trusts to come onboard as organisational project parters.

Employment type: This is a self-employed position. You are responsible for paying any tax and NI contributions.

Other: The NHS Engagement Lead will be required to provide their own phone and laptop.