St Christopher's
Michele King is an experienced social worker with a diverse background in various roles within the social care sector. Currently serving as a Social Worker, Psychosocial Team Lead, Principal Social Worker, and Palliative Care Social Worker at St Christopher's since January 2018, Michele has previously held positions including Lead Social Worker Practitioner at Demelza Hospice Care for Children and Social Worker at London Borough of Sutton. Early career experiences include roles as a Student Social Worker and Financial Assessment Manager in Adult Social Care & Health across multiple organizations, including Lewisham Council and London Borough of Bromley. Michele holds a 1st Class BA Honours degree in Social Work from the University of Greenwich and has completed advanced educational programs focusing on learning and development in social work practice.
St Christopher's
St Christopher’s Hospice exists to promote and provide skilled and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality. Our vision is of a world in which all dying people and those close to them have access to appropriate care and support, when they need it, wherever they need it and whoever they are. We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million people in the London boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, reaching some of England’s most deprived areas. All our specialist palliative care and familiy care services are provided free of charge. St Christopher’s is an adult hospice caring for patients from the age of 18 upwards. St Christopher’s care services are delivered in a range of settings including patients’ own homes, our four inpatient wards and our Anniversary Centre. Our palliative care is delivered by coordinated teams of specialist doctors and nurses; physiotherapists and occupational therapists; social workers and welfare support workers and also includes adult bereavement services psychiatrist support; arts and complementary therapies; spiritual and religious care; and specialist support for bereaved children.