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Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Ferndown, BH22 9EUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£15.11

Contract

Bank

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

2 November 2026

58 days left

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to ...

This temporary and casual role as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at Barchester Healthcare involves creating a warm and safe environment for care home residents. With a flexible schedule, you'll undertake a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks, directly impacting the lives of residents, their visitors, and the care staff. Essential qualities include a caring nature, a personable approach, reliability, attention to detail, and good practical skills. Barchester offers competitive pay and provides comprehensive training to develop your skills. The position requires you to work different hours and days, as needed, to cover for staff absences such as sick leave or annual leave.

ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. 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 attention to detail 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 renowned provider of care services across the UK, known for its commitment to quality care for the elderly. With a vast network of care homes and hospitals, Barchester focuses on providing person-centered care where each resident's unique needs are met in a respectful and nurturing environment. They employ numerous healthcare professionals and support staff to deliver high standards of care and hospitality, ensuring that residents maintain their independence and dignity. Barchester is highly respected in the healthcare industry and has received numerous accolades for their service.

Qualifications

Essential: - Reliability, caring nature, personable approach, attention to detail, good practical skills.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

4 September 2026

Last checked

5 September 2026

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About the employer

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Barchester Healthcare

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