# Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeping-assistant-bank-care-home/1f386cac-f171-4562-bf4b-58360bc4a593 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeping-assistant-bank-care-home/1f386cac-f171-4562-bf4b-58360bc4a593.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barchester Healthcare - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £14.80 an hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-03T07:04:00.552Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7127?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1522796205&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive. REWARDS PACKAGE As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. ### Main duties of the job The role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home involves creating a warm and homely environment for residents. An assistant is responsible for carrying out a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to ensure a clean, tidy, and welcoming environment. This position has a direct impact on residents, visitors, and staff. The ideal candidate needs to have a caring nature, a personable approach, and practical skills. Reliability and attention to detail are also important. Barchester Healthcare offers competitive pay, flexibility, and comprehensive training to enhance employee growth. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, committed to offering quality care to their residents. They focus on creating a warm and supportive environment for both residents and staff. Barchester values the personal and professional development of their employees and provides plenty of free learning and development opportunities to ensure growth and satisfaction. As a healthcare provider, Barchester emphasizes the importance of the roles played by their staff in maintaining high-quality standards, and they are devoted to fostering a positive and rewarding workplace. ### Details - Date posted: 03 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £14.80 an hour - Contract: Bank - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: 1522796205 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Rochester, ME1 2BQ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them. ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. 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 attention to detail and 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** - A caring nature, personable approach, good practical skills, reliability, and attention to detail. ## 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.