Female Support Worker

Acuity Care Group; Woodborough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A caregiving organization located in Woodborough is seeking a Female Support Worker for Waking Nights to provide dedicated overnight support to a woman with a spinal cord injury. Responsibilities include personal care, monitoring wellbeing, and ensuring safety. Ideal candidates are patient, kind, and have experience in continence management. The position offers a flat rate of £13.13 per hour with various benefits including access to health plans and training opportunities.

Benefits

Westfield Rewards access

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card discount scheme

Training opportunities

Refer a Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with spinal injuries is highly valued.
• Confidence in continence and bowel care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including continence and bowel management.
• Ensure comfort and safety during Waking Nights.
• Monitor wellbeing for a peaceful night's rest.

Skills

Continence and bowel management

Supporting spinal injuries

Patient and kind

Reliable and discreet

Job description

Female Support Worker – Waking Nights

Location: Woodborough, Nottingham. Pay rates: £13.13 per hour flat rate – Weekly or Monthly pay available. Hours: Waking nights - Monday - Sunday: 22:00pm – 9:15am - 22 hours per week.

We are looking for a female support worker to join a small, dedicated team providing one-to-one overnight support for a friendly and independent woman living with a high-level spinal cord injury (C6/7 Tetraplegia). She is articulate and enjoys reading, gardening, visiting garden centres, and swimming. She values calm, capable support that allows her to maintain her independence, comfort, and dignity.

About the Role

You’ll provide respectful and attentive support throughout the night, ensuring comfort, safety, and personal care needs are met. There are occasional 2:1 overlaps with another team member when needed.

• Providing personal care, including continence and bowel management.
• Supporting with repositioning, using appropriate equipment.
• Monitoring wellbeing and ensuring a peaceful night’s rest.
• Promoting dignity, choice, and a person‑centred approach at all times.

Experience supporting someone with a spinal injury is highly valued, as is confidence in continence and bowel care. Please be aware you will be asked if you are comfortable carrying out bowel care as part of the role.

About You

• You are patient, kind, and professional.
• You have experience in continence and bowel management.
• You have awareness of supporting spinal injuries.
• You are confident working one-to-one during the night.
• You are reliable, discreet, and able to work with empathy and respect.

About Acuity Care Group

With nearly 20 years of experience and over 900 dedicated staff, Acuity Care Group provides high quality supported living and complex care across the UK. We’re made up of three specialist divisions: LD&A – Learning Disabilities & Autism, Bespoke Health & Social Care, Team Brain Injury. This role is part of our Bespoke Health & Social Care team, where you’ll be supported by an experienced Complex Care Manager. We’re passionate about person‑centred care—putting the people we support at the heart of everything we do. Our teams work closely with adults and children with complex needs to deliver outstanding, empowering support that helps them live fulfilling, independent lives.

What next?

If you have the skills and experience listed above for this role, please pop us over your CV through the job link but if you have any questions and need to know more before you apply, please drop us a call. We will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail as soon as possible, go through some screening questions with you. Should you be keen to take it further and have the right experience, we will arrange an interview on Teams. Acuity Care Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable individuals. All applicants will be subject to Enhanced DBS checks and referencing. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What else do we offer?

• Access to Westfield Rewards - an exclusive rewards website, special offers on all your favourite goods and services from over 1,000 leading online and high street retailers, restaurants, travel companies.
• Access to Westfield Health Cash Plan with access to GP appointments 24/7 and cashback for health expenses.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), support helplines and counselling for when you need more support covering mental wellness, finances and relationships to name a few.
• Blue Light Card discount scheme and Blue Light Card tickets – grab a free ticket to a horse race or comedy show.
• Further training in NVQ's in Health and Social Care.
• Progression opportunities within the organisation.
• Ongoing training and development.
• A generous Refer a Friend scheme - receive up to £500!

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Due to the nature of the role and the needs of the people we support, we can only accept applications from women for this position.

Contact Details

Acuity Care Group
Tel: [phone]
Contact: Courtney Timson-Smith
Email: [e-mail]