he Night Owl Wellbeing Champion volunteer role (NOC) has been introduced to ensure that staff who work night shifts — one of the most demanding and often overlooked groups in our organisation — have a dedicated, visible, and accessible source of peer wellbeing support. 

Night Owl Champions (NOCs) act as the eyes, ears and heart of their teams after dark. You will promote a positive wellbeing culture, signpost colleagues to support, and help bridge the gap between night-shift staff and the wider health and wellbeing offer available across the organisation and help promote Project Night Owl as well as shape the Night Owl Champion Well-being Role. 

To express an interest & receive further details of the role please complete this form –  Night Owl Champion Expression of Interest Form – Fill in form 

Key Responsibilities 

Day-to-day Champion activities 

• Help the development/promotion of Project Night Owl, as well as the NOC role.

• Be a visible, approachable, and trusted point of contact for colleagues during night shifts. 

• Listen actively and compassionately to colleagues who may be struggling, without offering advice or counselling. 

• Signpost colleagues to the appropriate wellbeing services, staff networks, and support teams. 

• Encourage colleagues to take breaks, stay hydrated, and look after their physical and mental health. 

Wellbeing initiatives & activities 

• Organise and lead small team wellbeing activities suitable for night-shift schedules. 

• Apply for Night Owl Small Grants to fund activities, resources, or items that improve the wellbeing of your night-shift team.

• Promote awareness campaigns and seasonal wellbeing themes within your team e.g. Timeshifter Shift Worker App. 

• Suggest wellbeing standing agenda items for night-shift team meetings or handover briefings. 

Engagement & reporting 

• Complete Sleep & Alert Management for Shift Workers training. 

• Attend meetings and training as necessary. 

• Share anonymised feedback on themes and wellbeing needs from your team with the Health and Wellbeing team. 

• Maintain a brief activity log of initiatives delivered, conversations had, and signposting carried out. 

Important boundaries 

Please note that this is a peer support and signposting role. Night Owl Champions are not expected or trained to: 

• Provide counselling, therapy, or clinical advice 

• Manage disclosures of serious mental health crises independently — please escalate to appropriate services 

• Act as a substitute for management, HR, or occupational health 

Confidentiality is essential. Information shared by colleagues should not be passed on without their consent, unless there is a safeguarding concern. If in doubt, seek guidance from the Health and Wellbeing Team. 

What You Will Receive 

• Protected time of approximately 2 hours per month to carry out your champion activities, considering that services needs will take priority (with Managers agreement). 

• Access to the Night Owl Small Grants fund for team wellbeing initiatives. 

• Connection to a wider network of Wellbeing Champions across the organisation. 

• Regular support and supervision from the Health and Wellbeing team. 

Person specification 

Essential 

• In a substantive St George’s role (not only on bank shifts) and currently working night shifts as part of your substantive role. 

• Line Managers agreement. 

• Able to maintain confidentiality and appropriate boundaries. 

• Comfortable signposting colleagues to support without feeling the need to “fix” problems. 

Desirable 

• Existing wellbeing champions (if you work night shifts).

 If you have any questions please email health.wellbeing@stgeorges.nhs.uk