Over Night Care & Support

PROVIDE YOUR CLIENT WITH COMPASSION AND THEIR FAMILY WITH REASSURANCE

The Role

As a Waking Nights Home Companion, you would stay in the client’s home throughout the night and be on hand to assist if and when required. The majority of our clients are elderly and live in their own homes across Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Chalfont, Amersham, Stokenchurch, Great Missenden,  Lane End and surrounding areas

Where Do You Spend the Night & How Do You Stay Occupied?

Each home environment is different but generally, you will spend the night in the client’s living room whilst they sleep in their bedroom. Asides from actual care, sometimes there may be quiet housekeeping tasks to carry out such as ironing, there will however likely be opportunity to study, read a book, watch TV or catch up on some personal admin in between providing support and regularly checking on the client.

Tasks Could Include:

• Helping the client get ready for bed
• Reassurance if the client wakes during the night
• Personal care
• Companionship if the client cannot sleep
• Mobility support should they get up in the night
• Turning and re-positioning
• Medication support
• Providing fluids or snacks
• Basic housework

Flexible Night Shifts

Typically, a shift is 9 hours in duration, starting around 9.00pm or 10.00pm and finishing at 6.00am or 7.00am. Longer shifts are sometimes available as well and we can often offer flexibility to allow this to fit around your home life. For instance, you might state that you can work only until 6.30 am as you need to get home to prepare the children for school. You can also opt to work just 2 nights per week all the way up to 5 nights.

About Right at Home

Right at Home High Wycombe is 1 of only 3 Home Care providers in Buckinghamshire to be rated by the CQC as ‘Outstanding’. We are part of a network of 70 Right at Home branches that focus on quality rather than quantity

Homecare.co.uk, the UK’s largest independent homecare review website rank Right at Home as the no.1 Homecare provider in the Wycombe District, with a Client review score of 9.9 out 10. For the third successive year we have been awarded 5 Star Employer Status by WorkBuzz the national independent employee engagement research company.

Career Development    

We know that most Waking Nights Home Companions love being out in the community supporting clients. We also know that others will eventually be looking to move into one of our office based roles or a supervisory / management position. Where possible, we always look to promote from within, which is supported by the relevant training and coaching to help you move up the career ladder, should you wish.

The Next Step

As one of Night Care team you are not only supporting Clients to remain independent in their own home, you will be a vital part of ensuring their family has peace of mind knowing that their loved one is in safe, reliable and caring hands. Please apply here and we can discuss if joining our team is the right move for you. Thank you very much for considering a role with Right at Home High Wycombe.