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Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Wadhurst, TN5 6RYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£15.12

Contract

Bank

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

3 November 2026

53 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 Barchester Healthcare, you will play a crucial role in assisting residents to enjoy their daily routines by providing them with the care and support they deserve. The position involves helping with daily living activities, offering companionship, and creating wonderful memories. Each day presents unique challenges and rewarding tasks such as aiding residents with meals, adhering to care plans, and ensuring personalized attention. The role allows one to apply their skills in a meaningful way and offers opportunities for career development. Eligibility requires some experience in elder care, a proactive attitude, and excellent communication skills. Barchester Healthcare emphasizes continuous training and flexibility for its staff, promoting a growth-oriented environment. The role is a Bank position, designed to provide cover during absences such as annual or sick leave, with varying work hours and days.

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 in the UK, offering a variety of care services and pioneering good practices in the healthcare sector. The organisation focuses on delivering person-centred care across numerous care homes and hospitals, aiming to provide the same standard of care one would expect for their own loved ones. Barchester Healthcare places great importance on the professional and personal development of its employees, offering numerous learning opportunities. The company values flexibility, understanding that the demands on healthcare professionals can vary, and thus offers roles that can adapt to the individual needs of staff. Barchester is committed to creating a supportive work environment where employees can apply their skills to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the people they care for.

Qualifications

Essential: - Experience caring for older people, good communication skills, compassionate approach.

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

4 September 2026

Last checked

8 September 2026

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Barchester Healthcare

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