Night Care Assistant (Adults)

Hampshire County Council; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Assured EAP

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Hampshire County Council is seeking a Night Care Assistant for Hindson House to provide tailored personal and emotional care to adults with disabilities during the night. This permanent role requires reliability, compassion and the ability to work with a small team to ensure residents’ safety and comfort.

The role involves night shifts, weekend work and on-call support as needed, with a strong emphasis on person-centred care and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Passion and dedication to help others and make a positive difference.
• Empathy and compassion to understand service users' needs.
• Respect and patience in treating service users with dignity.
• Attentiveness to monitor health and respond to signs at night.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Clear communication with service users with diverse needs.

Responsibilities

• Support at night: assist with personal care and medications.
• Provide person-centred care tailored to each service user.
• Promote independence and self-care.
• Build relationships with service users, their families, and colleagues.

Skills

Passion and dedication

Empathy and compassion

Respect and patience

Attentiveness

Working independently

Communication skills

Job description

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Night Care Assistant (Adults)

Job Reference: HCC622622

Salary Range: £25,186 - £26,244 per annum, pro rata (actual salary £20,420 - £21,278 per annum)

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 2 September2026

The Role:

Here at Hindson House we provide respite services for adults with learning disabilities or physical disabilities. As a Night Care Assistant, you'll play a key role in delivering personalised physical and emotional care to the people who stay with us, ensuring their comfort, wellbeing and safety during the night. Join our supportive team and be part of something special, where your dedication and compassion can make a big difference to the lives of others.

IMPORTANT: Due to the remit of this role to provide personal care to vulnerable women, and hence the sensitive nature of the work, only female applicants can be considered for this post, in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1).

What you’ll do:

• Support at night: Help service users with personal care and taking medication.
• Provide person-centred care: Each of our service users is unique, with their own physical, mental, social and emotional needs. You'll focus on their strengths and tailor your approach to meet each person’s unique needs.
• Promote independence: Encourage service users to make personal care choices and support their self-care and independence.
• Build relationships: Establish supportive connections with service users, their families, and colleagues.

What we’re looking for:

You'll be working independently so some previous experience is desirable, but we will provide full training to enable you to be a great Night Care Assistant. What’s more important to us is that you have the right values, skills and motivations to provide high quality care.

• Passion and dedication: A genuine desire to help others and make a positive and lasting difference to their lives.
• Empathy and compassion: Understand and share the feelings of others to build trust and provide emotional support.
• Respect and patience: Treat service users with dignity and respect and adapt to their individual needs calmly, even in challenging situations.
• Attentiveness: Strong observational skills to closely monitor mental and physical health during the night and the ability to respond quickly and appropriately to verbal and non-verbal signs.
• Working independently: You'll be comfortable working with minimal supervision, assessing and evaluating situations during the night and deciding how to respond.
• Communication skills: Clear and effective communication and the ability to interact with service users with a diverse range of complex communication and sensory support needs.

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Night Care Assistant role, our team and values. The section'About you' explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about.

• Rewarding work: Make a real difference in our service users' lives, knowing that your efforts can create a lasting impact and enhance their quality of life.
• Training: We provide a full, in-depth and supportive induction programme along with continuous training and development.
• Supportive environment: Work in an inclusive, friendly, and collaborative team who feel proud of the work they do to support people in our community.
• Professional growth: We invest in your future. With ongoing development opportunities, you'll have the chance to enhance your skills and advance your career in the care sector.
• Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here .

For this role you’ll be required to work nights, weekends and bank holidays for which enhancements will be paid in line with the HCC salary policy.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

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Values Based Recruitment

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults' Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.