Overview
Job summary: 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 support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories. 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 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 us
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, taking the growth of everyone who works for them seriously. They offer competitive pay, true flexibility, and plenty of free learning and development opportunities.
Details
Date posted: 10 September 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £14.24 an hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: 1380178052
Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Eastbourne, BN23 6JF
Note: This is a Bank position to provide cover as and when needed; hours and days worked will vary.
Job responsibilities
As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will help residents enjoy each day by providing quality care and support, assisting with daily living, providing companionship, and sharing moments and memories. You will work to ensure residents have one-to-one time and help residents follow care plans. This is an opportunity to use your skills to deliver meaningful care and develop your career.
About you
To join us as a Bank Care Assistant you’ll need some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, and you’ll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all 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 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* To join as a Bank Care Assistant, you’ll need 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 residents.
Other information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such a submission for Disclosure to the DBS is necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Barchester Healthcare
Address: Eastbourne, BN23 6JF
Employer's website: https://www.barchester.com/
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