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Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare · Barchester HealthcareNHS Jobs

Horndean, PO8 0WUbank£16.00Closes 18/07/2026
Locations
  • Horndean, PO8 0WU
Contract
bank
Salary
£16.00
Posted
19/05/2026
Closes
18/07/2026
NHS reference
5355959

About this role

Job summary

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Care Assistant, you will be responsible for helping residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. This involves assisting with daily living activities, providing companionship, and sharing meaningful moments and memories with the residents. The role offers flexibility, allowing you to work on a casual, part-time basis. Each day will vary, offering a variety of tasks ranging from supporting residents with food and drink, following care plans, to spending one-on-one time with residents. To qualify for this position, some prior experience in caring for older people is necessary, as is a compassionate nature and excellent communication skills.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom, dedicated to providing high-quality care for its residents. The organisation is committed to the growth and development of its staff, offering competitive pay and a range of free learning and development opportunities. As a Bank Care Assistant at Barchester, you will work within a team that values dedication, compassion, and flexibility. This role involves providing cover as needed, such as during annual leave or sick leave, which means that the hours and days you work will vary. With a strong focus on delivering the highest standard of care, Barchester Healthcare strives to create an environment where staff and residents feel supported and valued.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 nature

Additional requirements

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
Horndean
PO8 0WU
Employer's website
Working pattern
Flexible working
Pay scheme
Other

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