Experienced sleeping/waking night PA needed ES720a

Independent Lives; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Independent Lives in Eastbourne is seeking an experienced waking night PA/carer to support a client with complex health needs during 10pm–7am shifts. The role involves overnight care, some personal care, and working in a small team across 7 nights per week. Bank holiday rates apply and you must be reliable, discreet and able to work independently and as part of a team.

The position is on-site in Eastbourne with potential for additional bank hours. An informal interview and DBS are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in complex overnight care and health monitoring.
• Reliable, flexible, with good humour and confidentiality.
• Must have UK driving license and own car with business insurance.
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently as needed.

Responsibilities

• Personal grooming support.
• Assistance with eating and drinking.
• Moving and handling tasks.
• Clinical tasks as directed.
• Transportation and companionship.
• Bathroom assistance and hygiene.
• Administration tasks and following health/safety rules.

Skills

Complex care

Reliability

Time management

English proficiency

Team player

Tools

Driving license

Business car insurance

Job description

Experienced sleeping/waking night PA needed ES720a

Saturday night 10pm-7am. Bank shifts also available.

Hourly pay rate:

Pay: £15.00 per hour. Bank holiday rate £22.50 per hour

Looking for experienced waking night PA/carers to join an existing team. You would be supporting a client in her 50’s living in Eastbourne, East Sussex with multiple complex health issues covering both mental and physical health. This post involves working closely with the client to manage her health issues and assist as needed. Heath issues will be covered in interview but include brittle asthma, diabetes, tonic-clonic epilepsy which can include multiple seizures, which can be unstable, CPTSD.

All training will be provided but health conditions will require PA’s to provide immediate care giving when needed. Depending on how the client is in general there will be a period where you will do things together and then depending on how well she is, you may be able to sleep for some periods during the night. However this is paid as a waking night and her health and monitoring of her health must be your first concern. There will be some personal care as needed .

Hours are 10pm – 7am to cover 7 nights per week split between 2-3 people. Please be aware I have a cat and a dog.

For those who do not want to commit to regular shifts we are also looking for bank PA’s to cover days or nights

An informal interview will be required where you will meet the client who requires the overnight care.

Complex care experience required

Applicants must be reliable, be flexible, have a good sense of humour, be able to maintain confidentiality, be sensitive to the needs of the client, be trustworthy, honest, be a good timekeeper, use their initiative, be able to work as part of a team and be able to work on their own when need be.

Additional hours are available for all workers to cover when other workers are on annual leave, are sick or when extra cover is required.

An interview, two references and a DBS will be required for this position. You must have business insurance in place on your car for work purposes.

Previous experience/training in mental health is desirable but not essential as support and training is provided and a genuine interest of working in the care field for the foreseeable future.

The applicant should have an ability to demonstrate sound boundaries and be a good timekeeper.

As part of the job the successful applicant, if they would like, subject to funding, are able to undertake a level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma as part of their employment.

Duties include:

• Personal grooming
• Eating and drinking assistance
• Moving and handling
• Clinical tasks
• Other relevant duties as required
• Administration
• Transportation
• Companionship
• Bathroom assistance
• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Must have a UK driving license
• Must have your own car that you can use for work purposes, with business insurance

Candidate qualities:

• Respectful of the employer's privacy and confidentiality
• Reliable with good timekeeping
• Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised
• Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties
• Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest and cheerful
• Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard
• Must be comfortable with pets
• Able to always work to high standards of health & safety
• Must have a UK driving license
• Must have your own car that you can use for work purposes, with business insurance

Additional requirements

Non-smoker due to medical reasons

Notes

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

Please note, if you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

*Exemption for gender is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9

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Company: Independent Lives Salary: from £15 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Eastbourne Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 28 Sept 2026 Closing date: 28 Oct 2026

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