Care Concern Group
Vane Hill Care Home is a specialist service in Torquay, set across two Victorian houses overlooking Torbay. The home provides structured, enablement focused support for adults living with mental health conditions, including Korsakoff’s syndrome and Alcohol-Related Brain Damage, promoting independence, stability and wellbeing.
Waking Night Support Worker Contract
- £12.71 per hour
- Contracted to 36 hours per week
- Paid DBS, pension, uniform provided
- 5.6 weeks annual leave (based on a full time contract)
Role Overview
As a Waking Night Support Worker, you will provide high quality, person centred support within a specialist complex care setting, supporting individuals with a range of complex physical and mental health needs throughout the night.
Working as part of the night team, you will help maintain a calm, safe and supportive environment while responding to residents’ individual needs with professionalism, compassion and reassurance. This is a hands on role where you will support residents with night time routines, wellbeing checks and personal care where required, ensuring comfort and dignity are maintained at all times.
You will complete regular night comfort checks, carry out the medication round, maintain accurate records and report any concerns, accidents or incidents appropriately, including escalating to the on call team where required. You will also contribute towards maintaining a clean, safe and well organised environment by completing scheduled night cleaning tasks and supporting the smooth running of the service overnight.
Working closely with colleagues, you will contribute towards a consistent, professional and person centred approach to care throughout the night shift.
What We Are Looking For
- Experience within a care or support environment is beneficial
- Medication training and competency in administration is beneficial
- A calm, reliable and compassionate approach
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to work independently and respond appropriately to changing situations
- Confidence supporting individuals with complex physical and mental health needs
About us
Vane Hill Care Home is part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist complex care division of Care Concern Group, a family owned, market leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom. We are committed to delivering high quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive.
Through Willinbrook Healthcare, we deliver high quality, clinically led care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs within specialist, supportive environments.
Our five core values Trust|Respect|Passion|Kindness|Inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver and the environments we create. If you share these values and want to build or develop your career in a specialist care environment, we would love to hear from you.
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