Spinal Care Nights Care Assistant

Abbots Care; Buntingford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holiday

Pension enrolment

Induction training

Clinical training

DBS paid for

Blue Light Card

Wellbeing app

Account Manager support

Job summary

Abbots Care in the United Kingdom seeks a Night Complex Care Assistant to support a gentleman with a C3 spinal cord injury at his home in Buntingford. The role runs 8pm–8am on a 12-hour night shift, including alternate weekends, with CCTV in place and two large dogs on site.

You will provide personal, catheter and bowel care, along with other complex care tasks. Full specialist training and ongoing clinical support are provided by Abbots Care.

Qualifications

• Experience in care, with complex care or spinal injury experience desirable.
• Calm and confident, especially overnight.
• Reliability and consistency are crucial on this package.
• Observant and able to recognise changes or concerns.
• Emotionally mature, respectful and non-judgemental.
• Able to work independently with escalation for support when needed.
• Clear communicator for effective handovers to day team.
• Driver with car is essential due to client’s location.

Responsibilities

• Provide waking night care from 20:00 to 08:00.
• Support with personal care, catheter and bowel care.
• Be observant and proactive in recognizing when support is required.
• Follow client care plan and protocols with preparation and training provided.
• Undertake relating to safety, emergencies and contacts as per in-house guidelines.
• Work within a small, consistent team in the client’s home and communicate with the day team.

Skills

Care experience

Overnight calmness

Reliability

Observant

Emotional maturity

Effective handover

Communicator

Driver with car

Job description

Night Complex Care Assistant – Spinal Injury

Buntingford, Hertfordshire | £16.00 per hour | 8pm–8am

Could you be the person someone can rely on through the night?

We’re looking for calm, experienced and dependable carers to join a dedicated night team supporting a gentleman with a C3 complete spinal cord injury in his own home in Buntingford.

Our client is 47 and sustained his spinal injury following a motocross accident almost three years ago. He lives at home with his wife and their two very large - and very friendly - Great Danes, Thor and Mav.

For our client, having the right person there overnight provides more than care. It provides safety, reassurance and confidence, knowing that someone skilled and dependable is there when needed.

Your role overnight

This is a waking night role where you’ll provide responsive, person-centred support throughout the night.

Our client requires support with personal care, catheter care, bowel care and other aspects of his complex care needs. You’ll also need to be observant, proactive and confident in recognising when support is required.

You’ll never be expected to undertake specialist care without the right preparation. Full specialist training, competency assessments and ongoing clinical support will be provided by our in-house team.

We want you to feel as confident in your skills as our client feels having you there.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced within care, with complex care or spinal injury experience desirable
• Calm and confident, particularly when responding to situations overnight
• Reliable - consistency is incredibly important within this package
• Observant and able to recognise changes or concerns
• Emotionally mature, respectful and non-judgemental
• Comfortable working independently while knowing when to elevate for support
• A clear communicator who can provide an effective handover to the day team
• Comfortable around two very large, friendly dogs
• Happy to work within a property where CCTV operates in the carers’ room and externally
• Driver with car is essential due to client's geographical location

Shift pattern: 8pm–8am, including alternate weekends.

What do you get in return?

£16.00 per hour – weekdays and weekends

Alongside your hourly rate, Abbots Care offers paid holiday, pension enrolment, a fully paid induction, specialist clinical training, Enhanced DBS paid for by us, ongoing professional development and diploma opportunities, Blue Light Card benefits and access to our Care Worker Wellbeing App and Rewards.

You’ll also have the support of a dedicated Account Manager, our clinical team and wider management team.

You may work independently at night, but you won’t be on your own.

This is something I think is particularly important to sell in a night advert.

Abbots Care operates a 24-hour on-call service, meaning support is available should you need advice, guidance or assistance during your shift. Our senior management team can also be contacted in an emergency.

You’ll be trained to understand our client’s individual care plan, protocols and emergency procedures, so you’ll know exactly what to do and who to contact should a situation arise.

A night role where you really matter

Some night roles can feel like you’re simply there to cover a shift.

This isn’t one of them.

You’ll become a trusted part of a small, consistent team supporting one person in his own home. You’ll get to know his routines, understand his needs and play an important role in helping him feel safe and supported throughout the night.

If you’re an experienced carer looking for a consistent 12-hour night shift, one-to-one complex care, specialist training and a role where your presence genuinely matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept overseas applications for this position.

Abbots Care is an award-winning care provider. We provide round-the-clock care packages to support people including children, young people and adults who have long term health conditions to live in the comfort and safety of their own home.

Please note that applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We cannot accept overseas applicants.

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