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General Assistant - Bank

Barchester Healthcare

Newport, PO30 2LJ

Salary

£14.80

Contract

Bank

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

9 October 2026

39 days left

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help us provide the quality care and support our...

As a General Assistant at Barchester care home, you undertake various tasks to deliver quality care and support to residents. Duties include housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, ensuring a warm and homely environment. Being caring and empathetic is essential, as is putting residents first and establishing positive professional relationships for a meaningful experience. The role demands reliability, compassion, care, and a readiness to make a difference, alongside practical skills for diverse tasks. While previous experience isn't mandatory, training and skill development opportunities will be provided to help you grow and thrive in this supportive position.

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help us provide the quality care and support our residents deserve. No two days will be the same as you take on diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering. It's because this is such a wide-reaching role that you'll be able to play your own part in creating a warm and homely environment. Caring and empathetic, as a General Assistant you'll put our residents first and build the kind of positive professional relationships with them that make their experience with us happy and meaningful.

ABOUT YOUPeople in a General Assistant role come from all walks of life and have all kinds of life experiences and career paths behind them. You'll be a big part of our home so what matters is that you're reliable, compassionate, caring and always ready to make a difference. You should be practical too, happy to turn your hand to different tasks. If you have all of this, our training will cover everything else you need to thrive. You'll also have the opportunity to take courses that will develop your skills even further.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your can-do approach and 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 a leading provider of high-quality care and support services for individuals residing in their care homes. Committed to ensuring comfort and well-being, Barchester's staff are known for their compassionate approach and professionalism in delivering personalized care to residents. The organization's dedication to developing a warm, homely environment aims to enhance resident experience through meaningful connections and supportive services. Emphasizing training and career development, Barchester provides its employees with continuous learning opportunities, helping them to excel and deliver exceptional service. Their rewards package, including retail discounts and wellbeing tools, highlights Barchester's commitment to staff welfare.

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications required. Reliability, compassion, and a caring nature are essential.

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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