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Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Swindon, SN5 0AD

Salary

£16.03

Contract

Bank

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

27 October 2026

57 days left

Job description

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 e...

This role offers flexible part-time working at a Barchester care home in Swindon, where you will help residents enjoy each day with the quality care and support they deserve. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living, providing companionship, and ensuring one-on-one time with residents. You should have experience caring for older people, a positive attitude, and excellent communication skills, along with the compassion necessary to provide high-quality care. Training will be provided to help you thrive in a varied and rewarding work environment.

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 UKs leading healthcare providers, focusing on providing quality care to residents. They offer flexible roles and numerous learning and development opportunities, taking the growth of their employees seriously. Barchester values dedication and compassion and aims to create a fulfilling environment for both residents and staff. As part of their mission, they seek individuals who can contribute positively to their community and deliver the quality care expected for loved ones.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in caring for older people, good communication skills, compassionate approach, can-do attitude.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

28 August 2026

Last checked

31 August 2026

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About the employer

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Barchester Healthcare

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