IPU Night Coordinator

About us:

St Christopher’s Hospice was first established in 1967 and has been operating for a total of 50+ years. We pride ourselves in being more than ‘just a hospice’. By being committed to people – both patients and staff through the constant development of our education and research programmes.

We are based in two locations which includes Sydenham and Orpington and have a community outreach of 1.6 million. Serving the local communities of Lewisham, Lambeth, Southwark, Bromley and Croydon. We have a workforce of around 500+ employees and we are supported by 1000 volunteers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Care Directorate for a Night Coordinator for  the Inpatient (IPU-Night Service). The Inpatient Unit support St Christopher’s patients who live in the London boroughs of Bromley, Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, and Croydon who require the specialist support the inpatient unit is able to offer. The unit provides care and support seven days a week, 365 days per year. This opportunity will allow the successful jobholder to join a  team of ‘night co-ordinators’ who support both the inpatient service and the St Christopher’s community service between the hours of 21.00-07.30.

Your new role:

The successful job holder will be required to carry out the following duties but not limited to:

• The successful jobholder will be supported by the In-patient Night Service Team Lead. The role involves ensuring that all requests for St Christopher’s overnight community service are appropriately triaged between the hours of 21.00 and 07.30. In addition, the successful jobholder will be responsible for managing the inpatient unit between the hours of 20.45- 08.00.

• Ensuring that there is joined up working between the Inpatient unit, St Christopher’s Community/outpatients provision and the Single Point of Contact to ensure seamless care for the patients and families who use our services overnight.

• Supporting patients to receive appropriate care by signposting to the community out of hours services, directing and supporting the inpatient staff and also the Marie Curie Rapid response service.

To be successful in the role:

The post holder will ensure high quality care provision overnight including ensuring the medical team are called appropriately and manage the co-ordination of face to face assessment of patients in the Community whose emergency end of life concerns cannot wait until the morning.

Promote a learning environment at night 

Act as a positive role model at all teams ensuring high quality, patient /carer centred inpatient care is delivered

Take the role of Bronze commander in a serious incident in the overnight period

Benefits of joining St Christopher’s:

• You will gain a stimulating 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

• A number of health and wellbeing schemes

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

• Access to plenty of free local street parking

• Flexible working options

Internal applicants only: please use this link to apply https://candidate.stchristopherscareers.org.uk/204931INT

Title: Night Coordinator (IPU - Night Service) 

Department:  Care Directorate 

Hours /Tenure:  37.5 hours per week (on a rotas basis Monday – Sunday)

Responsible to:  Clinical Team Lead Matron (IPU)

Closing Date: 11th April 2023

Interview: Interviews for this post will be organised in April 2023.  Candidates who are successful will be provided with confirmation of the dates for interviews once shortlisting has taken place. 

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