About this role
Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. 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 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 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.
Main duties of the job As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will help residents enjoy each day by ensuring they receive the quality care and support they deserve. This role involves assisting with daily living activities, providing support and companionship, and creating great moments and memories with residents. The role offers a chance to bring dedication and compassion into a fulfilling environment with varied and rewarding work each day. Responsibilities may include supporting residents with food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring each resident has one-to-one time. The role requires some experience in caring for older people, a can-do attitude, and excellent communication skills. Barchester Healthcare provides all the training necessary to thrive in this role, emphasizing the importance of empathy and a warm-hearted approach to deliver the highest standard of care and support for residents.
About us Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, focusing on providing quality care to its residents. With a commitment to the growth and development of its employees, Barchester offers flexible working options and plenty of learning and development opportunities. The company is dedicated to creating a fulfilling environment where staff can make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents. As part of their ethos, Barchester Healthcare values dedication, compassion, and empathy in delivering the highest standard of care. Employees are encouraged to use their people skills to ensure residents receive support and care comparable to what one would expect for their loved ones, making Barchester a rewarding place to work for those passionate about healthcare.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. 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 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Some experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, empathy, and a warm-hearted approach.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 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.
Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Shrewsbury
SY3 8PP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)