Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

The closing date is 12 January 2025

Job summary

The role of a Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Reading is to provide high-quality care and support to the residents, ensuring they have a comfortable and fulfilling daily life. This is a temporary, bank position, which means the hours and days worked will vary depending on the needs of the home, such as covering annual leave or sick leave. The successful candidate will have experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate and empathetic approach.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Care Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting residents with their daily living activities, such as providing support with food, drink, and following their individual care plans. You will also spend one-on-one time with residents, creating great moments and memories. This is a varied and rewarding role, where you can use your skills and dedication to make a real difference in the lives of the residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the leading providers of healthcare services in the UK, operating over 200 care homes and hospitals. They are committed to delivering the highest quality of care and support to their residents and patients, and provide a wide range of training and development opportunities for their employees.

Date posted

14 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.38 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1190574730

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Reading

RG6 3UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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

  • To be a successful candidate for this role, you will need to have some experience in caring for older people, a positive and proactive approach, and excellent communication skills. You will also need to demonstrate empathy, compassion, and the ability to deliver the highest standard of care and support to the residents.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be a successful candidate for this role, you will need to have some experience in caring for older people, a positive and proactive approach, and excellent communication skills. You will also need to demonstrate empathy, compassion, and the ability to deliver the highest standard of care and support to the residents.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Reading

RG6 3UJ


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Reading

RG6 3UJ


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Date posted

14 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.38 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1190574730

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Reading

RG6 3UJ


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