Bank Patient Driver

About us

St Christopher’s Hospice was founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders and formed part of the modern hospice movement. Proudly celebrating over 50 years and with a turnover of over £20 million, we provide invaluable care and support to over 6,000 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. 

Your new role 

This is an exciting role to work within our busy Steward services department. 

Our team of stewards play a vital role in the smooth and efficient operations of the hospice including routinely dealing with death and dying (including transporting deceased bodies to and from our mortuary, including supporting family viewings and liaising with funeral directors). Your role will often involve supporting patients when they arrive at the hospice, ensuring they are safety escorted to our Inpatient Unit (IPU). 

In addition, the role has a breadth of other responsibilities as contained in the Job Description such as transporting equipment, responding to patients needs including garden visits, requests from different departments and building security.

To succeed in this role

A desirable candidate will be;

• Motivated and compassionate with excellent interpersonal skills

• Enthusiastic and a flexible approach to work; hours and variable duties

• Have an understanding of health & safety and security including locking up

• The ability to lift goods (With support if appropriate)

• Hold a full Driver License and insurable to be able to drive patients as applicable, Category C1 / D1 (Essential)

Benefits of joining St Christopher’s

• You will gain a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community

• Access to excellent training and development opportunities

• Season ticket loans/cycle to work scheme

• A number of health and wellbeing initiatives

• A competitive contributory pension scheme with life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan

• An onsite staff canteen

• Access to plenty of free local street parking

For any queries about the role, please contact the Recruitment Team at Recruitment@stchristophers.org.uk

Please have a look at our website for further information on all aspects of St Christopher’s at www.stchristophers.org.uk and to apply for this position, please click the ‘Apply Online’ button below.

Salary:  £13.12 per hour                                                             

Hours/Tenure: Bank

Closing Date:  30th April 2023

Please note, each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they consider they meet the specific points within the Person Specification.

We will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis

In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.