Care Homes Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant

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The Bridles
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Job Description:

Senior Care Assistant

Brand-new luxury care home | The Bridles Care Home, Dykes Way, Wincanton, BA9 9FQ

£16 per hour (includes £2 per hour night enhancement) + £800 Welcome Bonus

7:30pm - 7:30am (12-hour shifts)

Day shifts and Night Shifts available

We make health happen

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.

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)

  • Guide and mentor Care Assistants on shift

  • Deliver high-quality, person-centred care

  • Build strong relationships with residents and families

  • Ensure smooth, confident handovers

What we're looking for

  • NVQ Level 3 in Care (or working towards it - we'll support you)

  • Experience as a Senior or ready to step up

  • Confident leading a shift and supporting others

  • Calm, compassionate and organised - especially at night

  • Passion for delivering truly personalised care

Why join Bupa?

We don't just support residents - we support you.

  • Free meal on every shift

  • Wagestream - access pay early

  • Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets

  • 24/7 health support (GP, physio, mental health)

  • £350 annual healthcare allowance

  • 28 days holiday

  • Ongoing training & career development

  • Enhanced sick pay + pension

  • Family-friendly benefits

  • Gym and lifestyle discounts

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.

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.

If you want to make your mark in a brand-new home, lead a team, and deliver outstanding care - we'd love to hear from you.

Time Type:

Full time

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Locations:

The Bridles

Senior Care Assistant

Location
The Bridles
Location
Full Time
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This is Care
as it should be.

We know family can come from anywhere. It’s our privilege to care for over 7,000 residents across the UK – treating each and every person as if they were part of our family.

A caring nature makes all the difference. Everything our people do comes from the heart and has remarkable results. Care can be physically and emotionally demanding but that's what makes it so rewarding.

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Our
purpose

Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.

Our
values

Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challenging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.

We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you. 

As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.

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Free to be
you

Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. 

You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.

Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.

Everyone deserves a positive working environment. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves freedom from bullying, harassment and discrimination.

Senior Care Assistant

Location
The Bridles
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Full Time
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