# Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-assistant-bank-care-home/8b601443-1bce-4ea9-b46c-a7df7a039a63 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-assistant-bank-care-home/8b601443-1bce-4ea9-b46c-a7df7a039a63.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barchester Healthcare - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Salary:** £15.51 an hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-23T07:01:40.156Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7913?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1529458140&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary 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. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive. ### Main duties of the job As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll provide high-quality care and support to residents, ensuring they enjoy each day and receive the support they deserve. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living, providing companionship, and contributing to a positive environment with varied and rewarding tasks. The role requires some experience in caring for older people, a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, empathy, and compassion. Barchester offers competitive pay, flexibility, and free learning opportunities, supporting the growth and development of its employees. As a Bank position, hours and days vary based on organisational needs. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, committed to delivering high-quality care for residents in its care homes. They focus on providing an environment where employees can thrive, offering competitive pay and numerous learning and development opportunities. Barchester values dedication, compassion, and growth for its team, ensuring that every employee has the chance to advance their career. The company aims to support its staff with true flexibility, allowing them to contribute to the organisation's mission of delivering exceptional care to residents and maintaining the quality of service expected for loved ones. ### Details - Date posted: 23 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £15.51 an hour - Contract: Bank - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: 1529458140 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Edinburgh, EH4 8DU, 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** - Experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, empathy, and compassion. ## 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.