# Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **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:** 2026-09-07T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T13:44:34.172Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7432?employerCode=E0177

## 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.

### Main duties of the job

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 ensuring 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. Every day will be different, with varied and rewarding work. You could be supporting residents with their food and drink, following care plans, or ensuring one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to use and develop your career. Experience with older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills are needed.

### About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers. The company is dedicated to the growth of its staff and offers competitive pay, flexible roles, and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. Barchester takes the growth of everyone who works there seriously, aiming to provide quality care that employees would expect for their loved ones. The organisation values dedication, compassion, and a warm-hearted approach, emphasizing the importance of delivering high standards of care and support for residents. The range of roles and support for employee growth makes it a rewarding place to work.

### Details

- Date posted: 09 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £14.80 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Working pattern: Flexible working
- Reference number: 1525060290
- Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3JY, 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, and excellent communication skills.

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