Barchester Healthcare

Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

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Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, East Midlands
Permanent
Radiographer
GBP 13 per year

Posted 1 month(s) ago

Reference: 1546171422


Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE As 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 YOU To 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, y

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll assist residents with daily living, providing support, companionship, and sharing great moments, ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. Your role will be varied and rewarding, from supporting with food and drink to following care plans, ensuring residents have one-to-one time. The role requires experience in caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills. Empathy and compassion are essential to deliver high standards of care. Training is provided, with competitive pay, flexibility, learning, and development opportunities.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading care home providers, dedicated to providing quality care and support for those in need. The company values the growth and development of their staff, offering various learning opportunities to enhance skills and career progression. Barchester Healthcare ensures that all employees have access to the training needed to thrive in their roles. The organisation places a strong emphasis on delivering exceptional care to residents, ensuring their well-being, comfort, and satisfaction are at the forefront of operations. It offers flexible roles to adapt to individual needs.

Details
Date posted

03 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.21 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1546171422

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Derby

DE73 5XE

United Kingdom


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
  • Experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, empathy and compassion.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, empathy and compassion.
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

Derby

DE73 5XE

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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

Employer details
Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Derby

DE73 5XE

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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