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Senior care assistant (nights)

Preston (Lancashire)
Sandstone Care Group
Night care assistant
Posted: 9 March
Offer description

Senior Care Practitioner Nights. Ribble Court Care Home

* £15.03* per hour (*rate applicable from 1st April 2026)
* Full-time, 38.5 hours per week (3-4 shifts per week)
* Shifts: 8pm-8am, including alternate weekends

Ribble Court is a beautifully designed, purpose-built 53-bed care home offering exceptional nursing and dementia care. With modern facilities including a bistro, salon, landscaped gardens, and advanced care technology, we’ve created a vibrant and supportive environment for both residents and staff.

We’re proud to deliver person-centred care across dedicated nursing and dementia units, ensuring every resident receives tailored support that reflects their individual needs, preferences, and dignity.

Your Role as Senior Care Practitioner

As a key member of our night team, you’ll help ensure residents receive compassionate, high-quality care. Responsibilities include:

* Assisting residents with personal care, nutrition, and bedtime routines
* Providing emotional support and companionship
* Encouraging engagement in meaningful activities
* Maintaining a safe, clean, and dignified environment
* Leading and mentoring care staff, including supervisions and appraisals
* Managing documentation and liaising with healthcare professionals

Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:

* Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
* Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos
* Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
* Wagestream - access some of your earned money early and get money management tips
* Employee Assistance Programme - helping you look after your health and wellbeing
* Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
* Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
* In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
* Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role

*Overtime is paid for working over fulltime hours. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘STREAM’.

What We’re Looking For

* Experienced in a senior or supervisory care role within a residential or nursing home
* Qualified to Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or willing to work towards it)
* Calm, confident, and capable of leading a team under pressure
* Comfortable using digital care planning and record-keeping systems
* Warm, empathetic, and committed to delivering outstanding care
* Flexible to work shifts that meet the needs of our residents

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health

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