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Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Woking, GU23 7DJ

Salary

£15.68

Contract

Bank

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

2 November 2026

58 days left

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE 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 s...

As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will help residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. Your role will involve assisting with daily living, providing support and companionship, and sharing great moments and memories. This role offers a chance to apply your dedication and compassion in a fulfilling environment, with varied and rewarding responsibilities. You might support residents with food and drink, follow care plans, or ensure one-to-one time with each resident. Experience in caring for older people, a can-do approach, excellent communication skills, empathy, and compassion are essential. Barchester provides the necessary training to help you thrive. This Bank position offers flexibility and learning opportunities, covering shifts as needed for annual or sick leave.

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.

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Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of healthcare services in the UK, committed to delivering outstanding care to residents across its care homes. Specializing in caring for older adults, Barchester emphasizes the growth and development of its team members, taking pride in offering competitive pay and benefits. Employees are encouraged to utilize their skills meaningfully while receiving comprehensive training and development to enhance their careers. Recognized for its commitment to quality care, Barchester fosters an environment that values empathy, dedication, and compassion, aiming to provide the same level of care to its residents as one would expect for their loved ones.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, empathy, and compassion are required.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

3 September 2026

Last checked

5 September 2026

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