# Admin Assistant - Care Home > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/admin-assistant-care-home/d592ed76-fbc3-44e4-9e9d-65d470d9d7b9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/admin-assistant-care-home/d592ed76-fbc3-44e4-9e9d-65d470d9d7b9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barchester Healthcare - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Salary:** £13.21 an hour - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-08-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T13:55:50.541Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-6533?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1517762970&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE As an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of responsibilities to help us deliver the quality care and support our residents deserve. In this varied role, we'll need you to answer the phone, handle our files and support our managers. You'll also meet and greet visitors, engage with residents and show prospective clients and their families around so they can see what makes us so different. Across everything you do as an Admin Assistant here, you'll go out of your way to help us create a vibrant, happy environment. Shifts: Must be available to work every other weekend. ABOUT YOU If you have the ability to multi-task, good computer skills and a confident telephone manner you could be well-suited to the Admin Assistant role with us. It's also really important that you're a people person you'll take a genuine interest in our residents and their families. If that sounds like ... ### Main duties of the job As an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of responsibilities to help deliver quality care and support to residents. Duties include answering the phone, handling files, supporting managers, meeting, and greeting visitors, engaging with residents, and showing prospective clients around. Shifts require availability every other weekend. Candidates with multi-tasking abilities, good computer skills, and confident telephone manners are well-suited for this role. Being a people person who takes an interest in residents and their families is essential. Training and development opportunities are available to help develop skills and build confidence in responsibilities. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is a provider of care homes in the UK, offering a variety of health and care services to residents. They aim to deliver the highest quality of support and care, ensuring the well-being of their residents is at the forefront of their services. Employees at Barchester are provided with training and development to grow in their roles and support the organisation's mission. Benefits and rewards packages, including retail discounts, wellbeing tools, and pension schemes, are provided to staff. Barchester values dedication, offering opportunities for career growth and recognition for long service and exceptional contributions within the team. ### Details - Date posted: 17 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £13.21 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 1517762970 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Swindon, SN5 0AD, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities ABOUT THE ROLEAs an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of responsibilities to help us deliver the quality care and support our residents deserve. In this varied role, we'll need you to answer the phone, handle our files and support our managers. You'll also meet and greet visitors, engage with residents and show prospective clients and their families around so they can see what makes us so different. Across everything you do as an Admin Assistant here, you'll go out of your way to help us create a vibrant, happy environment. Shifts: Must be available to work every other weekend. ABOUT YOUIf you have the ability to multi-task, good computer skills and a confident telephone manner you could be well-suited to the Admin Assistant role with us. It's also really important that you're a people person you'll take a genuine interest in our residents and their families. If that sounds like you, we'll give you the opportunity to develop your skills with courses that have been designed to build your confidence across all your responsibilities. REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards' Workplace Pension scheme, with Employer contributions from 3% And so much more! If you'd like to use your administration and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be. ## Job Details ABOUT THE ROLE As an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of responsibilities to help us deliver the quality care and support our residents deserve. In this varied role, we'll need you to answer the phone, handle our files and support our managers. You'll also meet and greet visitors, engage with residents and show prospective clients and their families around so they can see what makes us so different. Across everything you do as an Admin Assistant here, you'll go out of your way to help us create a vibrant, happy environment. Shifts: Must be available to work every other weekend. ABOUT YOU If you have the ability to multi-task, good computer skills and a confident telephone manner you could be well-suited to the Admin Assistant role with us. It's also really important that you're a people person you'll take a genuine interest in our residents and their families. If that sounds like ... ## Job Description As an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of responsibilities to help deliver quality care and support to residents. Duties include answering the phone, handling files, supporting managers, meeting, and greeting visitors, engaging with residents, and showing prospective clients around. Shifts require availability every other weekend. Candidates with multi-tasking abilities, good computer skills, and confident telephone manners are well-suited for this role. Being a people person who takes an interest in residents and their families is essential. Training and development opportunities are available to help develop skills and build confidence in responsibilities. ## Responsibilities ABOUT THE ROLEAs an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of responsibilities to help us deliver the quality care and support our residents deserve. In this varied role, we'll need you to answer the phone, handle our files and support our managers. You'll also meet and greet visitors, engage with residents and show prospective clients and their families around so they can see what makes us so different. Across everything you do as an Admin Assistant here, you'll go out of your way to help us create a vibrant, happy environment. Shifts: Must be available to work every other weekend. ABOUT YOUIf you have the ability to multi-task, good computer skills and a confident telephone manner you could be well-suited to the Admin Assistant role with us. It's also really important that you're a people person you'll take a genuine interest in our residents and their families. If that sounds like you, we'll give you the opportunity to develop your skills with courses that have been designed to build your confidence across all your responsibilities. REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards' Workplace Pension scheme, with Employer contributions from 3% And so much more! If you'd like to use your administration and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Ability to multi-task, good computer skills, and a confident telephone manner. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.