Night Support Worker; Female

Job Summary

This is a Night Support Worker role at Elysium Healthcare's Felbrigg House in Dover, which provides a specialist residential service for individuals with a range of learning disabilities, including autism and sensory and communication impairments. The role involves caring for and supporting these individuals to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently.

Date posted: 12 January 2026

Pay scheme:
Other

Salary: £25,057.50 a year

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number:

Job locations:
Elysium Healthcare, Dover, CT16 2PU

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?

As a Night Support Worker, 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 only covering 9pm to 7:30am, 37.5 hours per week including weekends.

• Require a positive attitude and enthusiasm
• 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
• 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.

You will need to have experience in caring for people with learning disabilities, as well as strong empathy, a caring and compassionate nature, excellent communication skills, and a good sense of humor. A valid UK driving license is preferred to assist with community visits.

What You’ll Get:

• Annual base salary of £25,057.50 (£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

Elysium Healthcare is a leading provider of mental health, neurological, learning disabilities, and autism services in the UK. With over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people worldwide.

Employer name:
Elysium Healthcare

Address:
Elysium Healthcare, Dover, CT16 2PU

Employer's website:  (Opens in a new tab)

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.

UK Registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).