# 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/8ebe0e13-8d75-413c-beae-de31bdaaf80b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-assistant-bank-care-home/8ebe0e13-8d75-413c-beae-de31bdaaf80b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barchester Healthcare - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Salary:** £14.81 an hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-09-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T11:53:06.941Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7796?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1528798867&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 ### Main duties of the job As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will be instrumental in helping residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive quality care and support. Your role will involve assisting with daily living activities, providing companionship, and creating great memories. This position allows you to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment where every day can be different. Responsibilities include supporting residents with food and drink, following care plans, and spending one-on-one time with each resident. This is a chance to put your skills to meaningful use while advancing your career. To qualify for this role, you will need some experience working with older individuals, a proactive approach, and excellent communication skills. Above all, your empathy and warm-hearted nature will be key in delivering the highest level of care to residents. The role offers flexibility, competitive pay, and opportunities for learning and development. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, committed to helping each staff member grow in their career. Barchester focuses on quality care delivery, ensuring that both staff and residents have fulfilling experiences. Within their care homes, Barchester values dedication, compassion, and empathy, offering roles that provide flexibility and opportunities for learning and development. They aim to create an environment where staff can thrive and residents can receive the care they should expect for themselves or their loved ones. Barchester ensures to cater to various needs, and their approach is driven by dedication to quality and continuous improvement. Their care assistants play a crucial part in ensuring residents receive the high level of care and attention they deserve. Barchester commits to support staff with necessary training to excel in their roles, reinforcing their status as a supportive and engaged employer. ### Details - Date posted: 21 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £14.81 an hour - Contract: Bank - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: 1528798867 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Stone, ST15 8SQ, 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. #3231 ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach, excellent communication skills, empathy, and a warm-hearted approach. ## 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.