About this role
Job summary The position of a Bank Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Rutland is an opportunity to significantly impact residents' lives by providing top-notch care and companionship. This temporary role offers flexibility, with the chance to work varied hours to cover for staff absences, such as during annual or sick leave. Care Assistants are vital in ensuring residents enjoy each day, offering both support and shared joyous interactions. The role demands a caring and empathetic approach, harnessing your dedication to improve care quality in a nurturing environment, with continuous learning opportunities provided by one of the UK's leading healthcare providers.
Main duties of the job 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. 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 renowned for providing quality care, and as one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, they emphasize the professional development and growth of their employees. With a focus on offering flexibility in employment, Barchester Healthcare ensures their staff are well-trained and equipped to provide the stellar care expected. They value empathy, dedication, and a warm-hearted approach in their employees, lending to their reputation as a supportive and nurturing place to work. The bank care assistant role reflects Barchester's commitment to high-quality, personalized care, helping residents lead fulfilling lives every day.
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 some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills. Empathy and a warm-hearted nature are essential, coupled with the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support 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
Rutland
PE9 3QN
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)