Waking night care assistant
Salary: TBC
Hours/Schedule: Flexible Waking Night Shifts 9:00 PM – 7:00 AM.
Days available: Mon - Sun
Location: Roehampton, London
Please note - we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role. To apply, you must already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
We are looking for two dedicated, compassionate Waking Night Carers to join our established care team in Roehampton. This isn't a typical night role—it is a vital, specialised position supporting an individual with epilepsy and learning disabilities.
There is something incredibly rewarding about working the night shift. While the world sleeps, you are the calm, dependable presence ensuring our client stays safe, comfortable, and protected throughout the night.
The reality of the role
We want to be upfront: this role requires a unique set of strengths.
Your main duty is dedicated visual monitoring via screens positioned directly outside the client's bedroom. While physical demands are low, the mental focus and vigilance required are exceptionally high. The night will be quiet, structured, and long, but your sharp attention to detail and calm response during a seizure make all the difference.
If you thrive in quiet, highly structured environments and take genuine pride in being someone’s ultimate safeguard, you will excel in this role.
Your key responsibilities:
Remain awake and alert, stationed outside the client’s room, monitoring visual screens to ensure immediate detection of any seizure activity.
Act calmly, swiftly and effectively according to established protocols during overnight incidents or epileptic seizures
Safely manage and administer required night-time medications
Keep precise overnight records and deliver comprehensive handovers to the morning staff and care manager
What we offer you
Excellent pay: earn £15.10 (weekdays) and £17.20 (weekends), with double pay on bank holidays
We’re invested in your growth: paid induction, care certificate, and ongoing support for level 2 & 3 diplomas in health and social care
Dedicated support: your own care manager and a friendly office team always ready to help
Prioritising your well-being: an Employee Assistance Programme with wellbeing support
Award-winning culture: join a team rated 5 stars for culture and management (Indeed) and recognised for live-in care expertise (Home Care Awards)
Benefits package including paid holidays, NEST pension scheme, client referral scheme, Blue Light Card
What we are looking for (essential criteria)
Due to the specialised nature of this role, we can only consider applicants with proven professional experience in:
Epilepsy & seizure management: Confident, hands-on experience tracking, monitoring, and responding to epileptic seizures
Learning disabilities & autism knowledge: A deep understanding of supporting individuals with diverse learning disabilities and complex communication needs
Proven night-shift reliability: Experience maintaining high alertness during quiet, solo waking night shifts
Valid right to work in the UK
If you have the specific experience required and are comfortable with a dedicated screen-monitoring role, we would love to hear from you.
All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
- Department
- Live in Care
- Locations
- Richmond, London
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Competitive Rates of Pay
We recognise that it takes exceptional people to do such a demanding yet rewarding job, because of this we want to ensure we always have one of the best pay rates in the industry for both Live-In and Visiting Care. We also offer double pay on all public holidays and paid client-to-client mileage.
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Refer-A-Friend Scheme
Without good quality carers, we know that we cannot provide person-centered, bespoke care to those we support. Some of our best carers have come through our referral scheme, so with this in mind, we are offering £400 per carer referred!
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Your Personal Development
Together, we will guide and support you to develop your skills and confidence in providing high-quality care for clients, through the Induction and refreshers program, which consists of our CPD accredited online training paired with our experience lead classroom learning. We can support you with further learning, such as a Diploma in Health and Social Care.
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Extra Support For All Staff
When joining our care team, you will have a dedicated Care Manager, Care Supervisor, and full office team to help support you throughout your career. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme where you can anonymously seek help, guidance, or assistance for any concerns you may have, in your work or personal life.
Our Culture
At Ashridge Home Care, we have worked hard to create a culture that we are proud of, where our staff and clients feel valued and respected, and are at the centre of everything we do. Our drive is to deliver the service that we would want for ourselves or our family members, should we ever need help in our own home. If you are looking to work for a company who genuinely cares about and supports their staff as much as their clients, we are the organisation for you.
About Ashridge Home Care
Ashridge Home Care is one of the leading providers of Live-In and Hourly Care in Buckinghamshire.