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ABOUT THE ROLE 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 of care and support for all our residents.
Main duties of the job
As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will assist residents to enjoy each day, ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. This role involves aiding in daily living, providing support and companionship, and creating great moments and memories. It offers an opportunity to bring your dedication and compassion into a fulfilling environment where each day is varied and rewarding. Duties vary from supporting residents with food and drink to ensuring they receive one-to-one time. Qualification requirements include having some experience caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills. The position offers competitive pay, flexibility, and many free learning and development opportunities.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, committed to the growth and development of everyone who works for us. This role shows a commitment to providing the quality care one would expect for their loved ones. Barchester Healthcare offers a rewarding workplace environment dedicated to helping residents enjoy each day. As an organisation, Barchester provides various roles and opportunities for employees to use their skills meaningfully and develop their careers. Barchester's emphasis on exceptional service delivery ensures that every employee has opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Details
- Date posted: 11 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £14.80 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Working pattern: Flexible working
- Reference number: 1511408285
- Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Wisbech, PE14 8JB, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Some experience of caring for older people, excellent communication skills, a warm-hearted approach, and the compassion to deliver a high standard of care.
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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 £14.80 an hour. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 10 Aug 2026.
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