Night Support Worker

NHS; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Eastbourne is seeking a Night Support Worker to join a supportive team dedicated to caring for individuals with severe learning disabilities and Autism. The role involves assisting with personal care, managing challenging behaviors, and promoting independence. Candidates should possess empathy and excellent communication skills. This position offers competitive annual salary and comprehensive benefits, including career development opportunities and a positive working environment.

Benefits

Annual salary of £24,556

33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)

Career development and training

Access to benefits platform

Wellbeing support activities

Access to discounts via Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

24/7 GP service

Pension contribution

Qualifications

• Experience working with adults with learning disabilities and Autism.
• Strong empathy, compassion, and communication skills.
• Valid UK driving license preferred for community visits.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene.
• Manage challenging behaviors as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Promote independence and community engagement.
• Support residents during night shifts from 9 pm to 7:30 am.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Compassion

Resilience

Ability to manage challenging behaviors

Job description

This role as a Night Support Worker at Ranworth House in Eastbourne provides an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with severe learning disabilities, Autism, and challenging behaviors. You will be part of an inclusive, supportive team that works together to enable residents to lead a full and valued life. The role requires empathy, compassion, and excellent communication skills to provide high-quality care and support during the night shifts.

Main duties of the job

As a Night Support Worker, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide care and support to residents with learning disabilities and Autism. Your responsibilities will include assisting with personal hygiene, managing challenging behaviors, and promoting independence and community engagement. You will need to have a positive attitude, resilience, and the ability to work effectively in a sometimes challenging environment. The role involves working night shifts, 9 pm to 7:30 am, on a 4 on, 4 off rolling rota, for 36.75 hours per week.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is a leading provider of specialist mental health, learning disability, and neurorehabilitation services in the UK. With over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services, Elysium offers diverse career opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package to support the wellbeing and growth of its staff.

Job responsibilities

Are you a naturally empathetic, caring and compassionate Support Worker in the UK with experience of caring for people with learning disabilities?

Do you want a fulfilling career, where you can make a difference and change lives for the better in a culture of kindness and teamwork? Where you’ll be supported with development opportunities to grow you as a person and in your career?

Join Ranworth House in Eastbourne as a Support Worker and provide care for people with severe learning disabilities, Autism and behaviours may be seen as challenging; where you’ll support and encourage them to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently.

You’ll be great with people – a real ‘people person’, able to communicate effectively – explaining yourself clearly in the right tone to suit the situation and be really good at understanding others (behaviours and expressions, as well as vocal). Having a good sense of humour and resilience, and a willingness to help residents with their personal hygiene are also important.

What you will be doing You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Whether you have experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people lead a valued and fulfilled life.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will use your excellent communication skills and experience as a Support Worker with a background in Learning Disabilities & Autism to provide care and support people through their care pathway. It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

You will work night shifts, 9pm to 7:30am on a 4 on 4 off rolling rota 36.75 hours per week.

Where you will be working

Ranworth House is part of our Learning Disability and Autism division and provides a specialist residential service for men and women with a range of learning disabilities, including autism and sensory and communication impairments. This specialist service is designed for those individuals with a learning disability who require a high level of support to live within a community setting and will continue to require this longer term.

The home is a large, detached house with two lounges, a sensory room, dining room, kitchen and surrounding garden. Each person has their own spacious en‑suite bedroom.

It is located in Eastbourne in East Sussex. This seaside town enjoys an excellent range of facilities and amenities including parks and gardens. Eastbourne has direct train and road access to London and good road links around the area.

The aim of the service is to encourage individuals to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently through a programme of active community engagement, developing meaningful social networks and developing robust coping strategies.

In this role you will:

• Hold a valid UK driving licence (preferred to assist with community visits)
• Have strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Be willing to support residents with personal hygiene
• Have excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard‑working and honest
• Have experience working with adults with a learning disability and epilepsy
• Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20‑hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £24,556 (£12.85 hourly rate)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one‑stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work‑life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You should have experience working with adults with learning disabilities and Autism, as well as strong empathy, compassion, and communication skills. A valid UK driving license is preferred to assist with community visits.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.