Barchester Healthcare

Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare View all jobs


Inner London, Greater London
Permanent
Radiographer
GBP 14 per year

Posted 29 day(s) ago

Reference: 1549047188


Job summary

Pay rate advertised includes bank enhancement ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, your role will involve providing residents with daily living assistance, support, companionship, and ensuring quality care and support. This casual, part-time role offers flexible working hours. You'll work on varied tasks such as supporting residents with their food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring personalized one-to-one care. Previous experience with elder care, a can-do attitude, and excellent communication skills are required. Training will be provided, offering opportunities for career development in a fulfilling environment. The hours and days worked will vary based on the organisation's needs, such as covering for annual or sick leave.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, dedicated to offering quality care and support that you'd expect for your loved ones. With a commitment to the growth and development of their staff, Barchester provides ample free learning and development opportunities. They focus on creating a fulfilling environment for both staff and residents, where each day is different. As a Bank Care Assistant, you will be part of a team that values dedication and compassion, ensuring residents enjoy each day to the fullest. Joining Barchester means being part of a supportive organisation that offers genuine flexibility in work schedules.

Details
Date posted

08 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.80 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1549047188

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Grantham

NG31 8AF

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

Pay rate advertised includes bank enhancement

ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. 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 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

Pay rate advertised includes bank enhancement

ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. 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 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, compassionate approach.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, compassionate approach.
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

Grantham

NG31 8AF

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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

Employer details
Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Grantham

NG31 8AF

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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