# 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/bd93468f-7694-4f1b-b878-fd4911ce5e2c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-assistant-bank-care-home/bd93468f-7694-4f1b-b878-fd4911ce5e2c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barchester Healthcare - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Salary:** £14.80 an hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-08-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T13:44:06.824Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-6633?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1518576623&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary 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 delive ### Main duties of the job This position requires a flexible, casual, part-time role at Barchester care home. As a bank care assistant, you will support residents to enjoy each day with quality care, helping with daily living, providing companionship, and sharing great moments. You could be involved in everything from supporting residents with food and drink to following care plans and ensuring one-to-one time with residents. To qualify, you need some experience in caring for older people, a can-do attitude, and excellent communication skills. The role offers competitive pay, genuine flexibility, and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. ### About us Barchester Healthcare operates care homes across the UK, providing support for older adults in a warm and caring environment. Known for its commitment to high-quality healthcare, Barchester strives to ensure its residents receive the best standard of care. The organisation values dedication, compassion, and the ability to engage with residents to improve their quality of life. Offering various learning and development opportunities, Barchester supports staff growth, taking pride in being one of the leading healthcare providers in the UK. They emphasize flexibility and the importance of staff well-being alongside providing excellent care. ### Details - Date posted: 19 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £14.80 an hour - Contract: Bank - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: 1518576623 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Cheltenham, GL51 4UL, 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach, 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.