Senior Carer – Nights

Spellman Care; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nest pension

Discount programme

Job summary

Spellman Care’s Steeton Court Nursing Home is seeking a dedicated Night Senior Carer to lead the night care team and ensure residents enjoy a safe, comfortable night. You will oversee care delivery, dispense medications, and keep accurate care plans and records in line with policy.

You will support residents with washing, dressing, eating, and personal care, communicate with families and the wider care team, and help orient new staff to their roles. This is a full-time night-shift role.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification held, with supervisory experience.
• Experience in a similar care environment preferred.
• Strong English written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to the care team overnight.
• Ensure residents' wellbeing and preferences are respected.
• Dispense medications following policy.
• Maintain and audit care plans and records for compliance.
• Deliver personal care and support residents' night-time routines.
• Communicate issues to family and multidisciplinary team as needed.
• Help induct new staff into their role.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team player

Organization

Flexibility

Positive attitude

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification

Job description

Do you prefer to work when others are sleeping? Or does your family life mean you have to be home during the day? Are you a kind, warm and compassionate person who wants to have a positive impact on peoples’ lives, and are you a night owl? Then working within the social care sector here at Steeton Court Nursing Home as a Night Senior Carer will be the right role for you.

At Spellman Care it’s a priority for us to couple great care with meaningful and enjoyable experiences, all delivered with dignity, compassion, and kindness.

As a Night Senior Carer, you will be:

• Providing leadership and guidance to the care team, ensuring the efficient running of the service through the night.
• Ensuring service users are at the heart of care delivery, supporting their wishes and preferences to enhance wellbeing.
• Dispensing medication following the service’s policies and procedures.
• Maintaining and auditing care plans and records in accordance with company policy to ensure full compliance.
• Delivering quality personal care and supporting residents with a comfortable night’s rest, washing, dressing, eating, and personal hygiene.
• Communicating any problems, concerns, or changes to family members and multidisciplinary team members as needed.
• Helping to induct and orientate new employees to their job role.

To succeed you will be:

• A supportive leader and team player who engages well with others.
• A strong communicator with good written and verbal English skills.
• Energetic, hard-working, and well-organised.
• Flexible and adaptable to change.
• Passionate about offering quality services and wanting to make a real difference.
• A glass-half-full person, with a sense of humour and a positive attitude.
• Holding a Level 3 vocational qualification in Health and Social Care (or equivalent experience) alongside previous supervisory experience in a similar care environment.

If you possess these qualities, we provide you with excellent learning, development, and support opportunities, to equip you with the knowledge and skills to make a real difference in the role.

Key Information

Job Category

Care

Pay Rate

Working Days

4 nights over 7

Contracted Hours

44hrs

Day X2f Night Shift

Night Shift

Classification

Full Time

Sponsorship

Not Available

Company Pension

Provided by Nest

Discount Programme