Waking Nights HealthCare/Support Assistant

Date posted: October 5, 2026

Pay: £12.90 - £13.30 per hour depending on experience

Job description

What's in it for you

• Excellent hourly rates with annual uplifts and clear, transparent pay bands

• Enhanced weekend night pay – an extra £0.50/hr Friday, £0.75/hr Saturday and £1.00/hr Sunday

• Enhanced bank cover rates – an extra £0.50/hr Mon–Fri, £0.75/hr Saturday, £1.00/hr Sunday

• Extra pay for Bank Holidays

• Optional Nest Pension Scheme

• A dedicated Training Manager to support your ongoing professional development

About the role

We're looking for a caring, enthusiastic Waking Night Health Care/Support Assistant to join the team at our Two Trees Care Home. .

No two nights are ever quite the same in a complex care setting, and the right candidate will be organised and confident in identifying each resident's needs, always promoting their independence and choice.

Full Description

What you'll be doing

• Support residents with all aspects of personal care, including bathing, toileting and getting up/dressed

• Help residents with evening routines, settling for bed, and getting up in the morning

• Respond to personal care needs, health needs or emergencies as they arise, including offering medication if trained to do so

• Stay awake, alert, and carry out regular night checks as required, recording these accurately

• Ensure each resident's room is clean, tidy and safe overnight

• Carry out domestic tasks between care duties, cleaning, laundry, ironing, updating records and preparing breakfast trays

• Follow all relevant policies and procedures, helping create a warm, pleasant atmosphere for residents and colleagues alike

Professional Development

For both experienced and new to care employees we provide comprehensive in-house training programs, supporting you to learn, develop, and gain the skills to work confidently with our people. This includes:

• Extensive induction training

• Completion of the Care Certificate

• Role-specific training and qualifications tailored to care needs

• Opportunities to gain NVQ qualifications

• NAPPI training

We Can Offer

A Successful Candidate Should Have

• Self-motivated, organised and reliable, with strong punctuality

• Able to work independently and as part of a team

• Willing to work flexible hours, including weekends when required

• A confident communicator at all levels

• Calm under pressure and in challenging situations

• Computer literate, with strong report-writing skills

• Experience working with people with mental health issues and complex needs is preferred but not essential

• Strong interpersonal, organisational and time-management skills

Candidate Must Have

• Right to live and work in the UK

• Two positive references

• Enhanced DBS check