Region of Creative Health (RoCH) Artists Advisory Group

Do you have?

Experience of different areas of Creative Health, including but not limited to, working in health and social care settings, reducing health inequalities, prevention and population health, working within social prescribing, co-production with communities and participants with lived experience
An open and constructive approach and are keen to collaborate and work with other Creative Health practitioners to make a difference together.
A wide network of practitioners, organisations and communities, helping to keep us informed about current issues and activities in different places across Norfolk and Suffolk

What is the Advisory Group?

Our Artists Advisory Group is made up of creative health specialists from across Norfolk and Suffolk, with diverse practices, who advise on the Region of Creative Health (RoCH) Place Partnership work. There are 14 paid roles, each for a one-year term, starting from October 2026.

Our Artists Advisory Group will meet four times each year, participating in workshops that address key areas of work and priorities for RoCH, which include:

Thought Leadership –engage with and provide skills and knowledge on our advocacy strategy, training and related projects.
Workforce Development –tell us what creative health professionals need, from training, resources, events and partnerships.
Commission Readiness –share good practice from across the sector to ensure we can make change through our work.

We warmly encourage applications from creatives, practitioners and communities working across arts, health and education settings who are often excluded from access, visibility and leadership within the cultural and health sectors, including people of diverse racial and cultural heritages, LGBTQ+ communities, Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people, people living with long-term health conditions, and younger people.

Artists Advisory Group members receive payments to:
attend quarterly participatory meetings
contribute to the development and delivery of advocacy activities.

Payments are based on the standard freelance day rate of £150 per half day.

For more information visit suffolkartlink.org.uk/about-us/work-with-us/