# Senior Care Assistant - Bank > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Akari Care Limited. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-care-assistant-bank/2cd754b4-508e-456f-b0fd-ff2cddcd2d38 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-care-assistant-bank/2cd754b4-508e-456f-b0fd-ff2cddcd2d38.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Akari Care Limited - **Town:** Gateshead - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Salary:** £14.05 to £15.09 an hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-08-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-23T12:29:19.792Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/W0033-26-0875?employerCode=W0033 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1519996667&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary Are you already an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant looking to take the next step within your career? If so, we are looking for exactly the right type of people to be part of our supportive and inclusive community within our homes. Working alongside the care assistants, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to our residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and producing ideas for social activities and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way. We look to our trusted care teams to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents personal home, for them and their respective visiting family members, which suits all their individual needs. About you: A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach, Good communication and relationship building skills, Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice, Warm, approachable, and engaging persona ### Main duties of the job The Senior Care Assistant - Bank position at Akari Care in Gateshead is a temporary role with a competitive salary ranging from £14.05 to £15.09 per hour. As an aspiring or experienced Senior Care Assistant, you will work collaboratively with care assistants to ensure high-quality care for residents. Responsibilities include observing and finalising care plans, suggesting social activities, and supporting the training of junior and new staff. Candidates should possess a caring nature, good communication skills, adaptability to change, and a respectful attitude towards others. Benefits include a 3% employer pension contribution, wage stream access, DBS check costs covered, uniforms provided, 28 days of annual leave including bank holidays, and fully funded training and development for personal growth. ### About us Akari Care is committed to creating a supportive and inclusive community within its care homes. They emphasize a value-driven approach, ensuring that their care teams foster an environment resembling personal homes for residents, catering to individual needs and making visits enjoyable for family members. Their core values include personalized care, kindness, trust, and forming a robust community. Akari Care offers a competitive pay structure, recognition and referral schemes, and comprehensive personal development support. The company's approach ensures that whether you are an experienced caregiver or new to the field, there are opportunities to make a real difference in residents lives while benefiting from robust professional support. ### Details - Date posted: 23 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £14.05 to £15.09 an hour - Contract: Bank - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: 1519996667 - Job locations: Akari Care, Gateshead, NE11 9AE, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Are you already an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant looking to take the next step within your career? If so, we are looking for exactly the right type of people to be part of our supportive and inclusive community within our homes. Working alongside the care assistants, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to our residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and producing ideas for social activities and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way. We look to our trusted care teams to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents personal home, for them and their respective visiting family members, which suits all their individual needs. About you: - A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach, - Good communication and relationship building skills, - Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice, - Warm, approachable, and engaging persona, - Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated. What is in it for you: - A competitive salary - Employer Pension contribution of 3%, - Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes, - We offer Wage stream - a money management app that you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it. - Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid, - 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays), - Fully funded training and development, - Support with personal development plans Whether you are an experienced carer or are starting a career in care, we are looking for colleagues who can make a difference for our residents within Akari Care. In case you had not guessed, our values are: - Personalised - Kind - Caring - Trusted - Community If you share our values, then we would love to hear from you. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Experience in care and qualities like a caring nature, adaptability, good communication, and respectful behavior. ## 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.