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