Night Care Leader: Person-Centred Support

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Night Care Worker Level 2 in Nottingham for a permanent role with a 2-week rolling night-shift rota. The post requires a DBS enhanced check and offers a starting salary of £27,709 increasing to £28,608 per annum pro rata for part-time staff.

The role involves leading the night team, ensuring safety and wellbeing, administering medication, and delivering person-centred care. Closing date 4 October 2026.

Qualifications

• DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is essential.
• You will operate a two-week rolling rota and work night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support the night team, providing leadership and ensuring high standards of care throughout the shift.
• Lead on promoting and maintaining the safety, health and wellbeing of citizens, responding appropriately to incidents and seeking medical advice or assistance when required.
• Maintain the security and safety of the building overnight, carrying out relevant checks and ensuring a safe environment for citizens, visitors and colleagues at all times.
• Provide safe, appropriate and personalised care and support that maintains citizens’ dignity, maximises independence, and gives them choice and control over how their care is delivered.
• Implement, write, maintain and monitor person-centred care plans, reporting any concerns or reasons why care plans cannot be followed.
• Administer medication in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Monitor the care and welfare of citizens, maintaining accurate records within running records, communication books, care plan monitoring charts (such as weight monitoring and falls records), and other written and electronic systems as required.
• Work closely with citizens, their families, carers, meaningful others and other professionals to ensure a coordinated approach to care and support, promoting continuity of care and treatment.

Skills

Leadership

Caregiving

Safety awareness

Interpersonal skills

Education

DBS Enhanced Check

Job description

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Night Care Worker Level 2 in Nottingham for a permanent role with a 2-week rolling night-shift rota. The post requires a DBS enhanced check and offers a starting salary of £27,709 increasing to £28,608 per annum pro rata for part-time staff.

The role involves leading the night team, ensuring safety and wellbeing, administering medication, and delivering person-centred care. Closing date 4 October 2026.