# Senior Care Assistant - Care Home

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-care-assistant-care-home/81142be8-6fec-4a86-8440-540168b65e63
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Barchester Healthcare
- **Location:** Edingley Lodge Care Home, Station Road, Newark, NG22 8BX
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Salary:** £15.43 per hour
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part Time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T23:59:59.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-04T13:25:53.196Z
- **Source information URL:** https://jobs.barchester.com/job/barchester/senior-care-assistant-care-home-in-edingley-lodge-care-home-109545
- **Application URL:** https://jobs.barchester.com/job/barchester/senior-care-assistant-care-home-in-edingley-lodge-care-home-109545
- **Employer website:** https://www.barchester.com/

## Job Content

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you’ll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. Your role will involve supervising and inspiring a team of dedicated Care Assistants alongside the Deputy General Manager. You can also expect to support the clinical team in a specific area, such as medication, assessments, care plans or care reviews. Like everyone here, as a Senior Care Assistant, you’ll always respect the dignity and preferences of our residents as well playing your own part in creating an environment that’s warm, welcoming and vibrant.

ABOUT YOU

You should have an NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Senior Care Assistant. We’ll also need to see that you have specific knowledge of clinical care for the elderly. We’re looking for people who are warm-hearted, compassionate and committed to giving each resident individualised care and support. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your career through ongoing training opportunities, so there’s no limit to how far you can go with us. Many of our Senior Carer Assistants progress into Care Practitioner, Regional Carer or nursing roles.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

- Free training and development for all roles
- Access to wellbeing and support tools
- A range of retail discounts and savings
- Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
- ‘Employee of the Month’ rewards and ‘Long Service Awards’

And so much more!

If you’d like to use your motivational 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.

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## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- You should have an NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Senior Care Assistant. We’ll also need to see that you have specific knowledge of clinical care for the elderly. We’re looking for people who are warm-hearted, compassionate and committed to giving each resident individualised care and support. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your career through ongoing training opportunities, so there’s no limit to how far you can go with us. Many of our Senior Carer Assistants progress into Care Practitioner, Regional Carer or nursing roles.

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