Job Summary
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 and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment.
Main Duties
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 may 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 Barchester Healthcare
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes and independent hospitals. They are committed to providing the highest quality of care and support for their residents and patients, and offer a range of rewarding career opportunities across their organization.
Job Details
Date posted: 14 January 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £12.90 an hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: 1454408231
Job location: Barchester Healthcare, Wick, KW1 4RF
Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE 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 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 გუნ doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following carehei 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 YOU To 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 PACKAGE As 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.
Qualifications
* To 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 Ideally support for all our residents.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 197 increment 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer Details
Employer name: Barchester Healthcare
Address: Barchester Healthcare, Wick, KW1 4RF
Employer website: https://www.barchester.com/
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