Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

NHS; Launceston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Bank Care Assistant, where your compassion and dedication will make a real difference in the lives of residents. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide quality care and support, ensuring each resident enjoys their day to the fullest. You'll engage in various rewarding tasks, from assisting with daily living to creating meaningful connections. With an emphasis on flexibility and personal growth, this position is perfect for those looking to develop their skills in a caring environment. Embrace the chance to contribute to a team that values quality care and employee development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for older people is essential.
• Excellent communication and a warm-hearted approach are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living and provide companionship.
• Support residents with food and drink, ensuring care plans are followed.

Skills

Caring for older people

Communication skills

Empathy

Compassion

Job description

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.

Main duties of the job

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, operating over 200 care homes and retirement villages across the country. They are committed to providing the highest quality of care and support to their residents, and offer a range of benefits and development opportunities to their employees.

Job responsibilities

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. 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. 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.

This is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, and 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

• 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.

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.