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Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Waltham Abbey, EN9 3JY

Salary

£14.80

Contract

Bank

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

9 October 2026

39 days left

Job description

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 en...

This role offers a chance to help residents enjoy each day with quality care. As a Bank Care Assistant, you'll provide support with daily living, companionship, and create great moments. This casual, part-time role is flexible, allowing you to develop your career in a rewarding environment. You'll need experience caring for older people, excellent communication skills, and a compassion-driven approach. Responsibilities include supporting residents with meals, following care plans, and ensuring one-to-one time, all while bringing dedication and empathy to the role. Training is provided to help you thrive in this role.

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.

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers. They focus on offering quality care that one would expect for their loved ones. The company prioritizes the growth and development of all its employees, providing free learning and development opportunities. Barchester Healthcare ensures that staff have the flexibility they need, especially in roles like the Bank Care Assistant, where the hours and days worked will vary based on the needs for cover due to annual or sick leave. Their commitment is towards providing quality care and support in a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Some experience of caring for older people, excellent communication skills, a can-do approach, empathy, and a compassionate attitude.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

10 August 2026

Last checked

12 August 2026

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About the employer

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Barchester Healthcare

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