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Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Fareham, PO15 5NZ

Salary

£14.80

Contract

Bank

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 November 2026

58 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...

As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship while sharing memorable moments. This role offers a fulfilling environment where your dedication and compassion make a difference. Expect varied and rewarding tasks, from supporting residents with meals and following care plans to providing one-to-one time. You're expected to have some experience caring for older people, a can-do attitude, excellent communication skills, and the compassion to deliver top-notch care to all residents. We provide all the training needed for you to thrive. The role offers true flexibility with varied hours and days as it covers staff shortages during leaves. You'll work in an organisation that values your people skills and provides an opportunity for growth through free learning and development opportunities within one of the UK's leading healthcare providers.

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, dedicated to creating excellent residential homes for older people. They focus on offering personalised care and support services that enhance the quality of life for every resident. Barchester Healthcare prides itself on its commitment to the growth and development of its staff members, offering numerous learning opportunities. The organisation strives to create a compassionate environment where both employees and residents feel valued and supported. Their care homes are never just places to live; they are communities where residents can enjoy companionship and a fulfilling lifestyle. They uphold values of respect, integrity, and ambition and are dedicated to providing quality care that one would expect for their loved ones. With numerous locations across the UK, Barchester Healthcare ensures that it remains a trusted name in the care home sector.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of caring for older people, excellent communication skills, compassion, empathy, a can-do approach.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

2 September 2026

Last checked

4 September 2026

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About the employer

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Barchester Healthcare

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