About this role
Job summary This is a temporary position for a Bank Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare in Bristol, designed to provide essential care and support to residents in a care home setting. The role involves assisting residents with daily living activities and providing companionship, ensuring they receive quality care and support. The job offers a flexible schedule, accommodating coverage needs like annual or sick leave, with variable working hours. It provides an opportunity to apply care-giving skills in a rewarding environment, where each day brings different challenges and opportunities for personal and professional growth, all underpinned by a supportive training package.
Main duties of the job ABOUT THE ROLE 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 us Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, known for providing high-quality care in a variety of healthcare settings. They emphasize the growth of their employees through ample learning and development opportunities. With a focus on the well-being and professional development of their staff, Barchester aims to ensure that their residents receive the highest standards of care. Their commitment to employee growth and flexible working conditions makes them a respected name in healthcare, offering rewarding careers for those dedicated to care and support.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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
To join as a Bank Care Assistant, you'll need to have experience in caring for older people, possess a can-do approach, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. Empathy and a warm-hearted manner are crucial, as well as the compassion to deliver the highest standard of care for residents.
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
Bristol
BS15 1PN
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)