Senior Care Assistant

Job Description:
Senior Care Assistant - Nights
The Bridles Care Home, Dykes Way, Wincanton BA9 9FQ
£16 per hour (includes £2 per hour night enhancement) + £800 Welcome Bonus
Night shifts available - 7:30pm-7:30am
Take the next step in your care career at The Bridles
Join The Bridles, a brand-new, state-of-the-art care home in Wincanton. Built for the future, we provide residential, nursing and specialist dementia care.
This isn’t just another care role — it’s your chance to help shape a new home, build a team culture, and set the standard from the very beginning.
With beautiful surroundings, smart technology, and a real focus on comfort and connection, The Bridles is somewhere you’ll be proud to work.
Why nights at The Bridles?
If you enjoy calmer environments, meaningful one-to-one care, and taking real ownership of your shift — nights are where you thrive.
As a Senior Care Assistant, you’ll lead from the front, running the unit overnight and making a genuine impact on residents’ comfort, safety, and wellbeing.
As part of our dedicated team, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference every day while gaining valuable experience caring for residents living with a wide range of medical conditions and complex care needs. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about delivering outstanding care while developing their leadership skills and progressing their career within healthcare.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll take ownership of the night shift while supporting both residents and your team:
Lead and coordinate the unit overnight
Support clinical care alongside the Nurse (meds, observations, care plans)
Mentoring, training and supporting new team members
Supporting shift handovers and communicating effectively across teams
Reviewing and updating care plans
Building positive relationships with residents, families, GPs and healthcare professionals
Providing compassionate personal care and promoting resident wellbeing
What we’re looking for
Previous experience working in a Care Assistant role, ideally at Senior Care Assistant level
NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, or willingness to work towards it with our support
Confidence leading and motivating a small care team
Excellent communication and organisational skills
A genuine passion for delivering outstanding person-centred care
Competitive Pay and Benefits
Enhanced weekend and bank holiday rates (where applicable)
Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing
My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
28 days holiday
Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
Free meal on every shift
Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Why Bupa?
At Bupa, there are no shareholders — our focus is entirely on people.
We’ve been caring for over 75 years, and we’re here to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
We also believe in creating workplaces where everyone can “Be You at Bupa” — inclusive, supportive and genuinely welcoming.
Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Locations:
The Bridles