Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

The closing date is 26 May 2025

Job summary

This job opportunity as a Care Assistant at a Barchester Healthcare care home in Burwash offers a chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents. As a Bank Care Assistant, you'll provide personalized care and support, ensuring residents receive the highest standard of attention. The role involves assisting with daily living activities, offering companionship, and creating great moments and memories with the residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for helping residents enjoy each day by providing them with the quality care and support they deserve. Your duties will include assisting with daily living tasks, following care plans, and ensuring residents receive one-on-one attention. This is a varied and rewarding role where you can put your compassion and dedication to use in a fulfilling environment.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality healthcare services in the UK. They operate care homes and hospitals that offer personalized care and support to residents and patients. Barchester is committed to creating a positive and inclusive work culture, providing opportunities for professional development, and ensuring the best possible care for those under their care.

Date posted

28 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.48 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1269128439

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Burwash

TN19 7BE


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.

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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.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be considered for this role, you'll need to have previous experience in caring for older people, a positive and can-do attitude, and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will be essential, as you'll be tasked with delivering the highest standard of care and support to all residents.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be considered for this role, you'll need to have previous experience in caring for older people, a positive and can-do attitude, and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will be essential, as you'll be tasked with delivering the highest standard of care and support to all 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Burwash

TN19 7BE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Burwash

TN19 7BE


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

28 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.48 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1269128439

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Burwash

TN19 7BE


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