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ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Bank Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Bank Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard
Main duties of the job
This role involves working as a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home. The position is casual and part-time, offering flexible working hours. The main responsibilities include helping residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. This includes assisting with daily living, providing support and companionship, and sharing great moments and memories. The role offers a chance to bring dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. The work is varied and rewarding, involving tasks like supporting residents with their food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring one-to-one time with each resident. The position provides an opportunity to put existing skills to meaningful use and develop a career further.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services. It is committed to ensuring that residents in its care homes and other facilities receive the care and attention they deserve. As one of the UK's foremost healthcare providers, Barchester is dedicated to the growth and development of its staff. The organisation values the importance of continuous learning and offers various training and development opportunities to help employees flourish in their roles. Barchester Healthcare aims to provide an environment where talent can thrive, ensuring that every day at work is as fulfilling and rewarding as possible.
Details
- Date posted: 24 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £13.65 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Working pattern: Flexible working
- Reference number: 1520742123
- Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Chester, CH1 6NE, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Bank Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.
ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.
As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.
If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
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Person specification
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- Experience in caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills are required.
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This advert is for Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home with Barchester Healthcare in Bristol, South East, England. It is listed as a Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £13.65 an hour. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 23 Aug 2026.
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