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Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare
Carmarthen · posted 20 August 2026
Salary
£14.8 an hour
Job type
bank
Location
Carmarthen

Job summary

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 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

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by ensuring they get the quality care and support they deserve. Your role includes assisting with daily living activities, providing support and companionship, and creating meaningful moments and memories with the residents. The job offers varied tasks, including supporting residents with their food and drink, following care plans, and ensuring personalized one-on-one time with each resident. Candidates should have prior experience in caring for older people, a proactive attitude, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate nature.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, offering a range of roles with competitive pay, flexibility, and numerous opportunities for learning and development. The organisation values the growth of its employees and aims to provide a rewarding environment where staff can utilize their skills meaningfully. Working at Barchester involves being part of a team that provides the quality care one would expect for their loved ones. As a Bank Care Assistant, you will be providing cover for annual leave or sick leave, with varied hours and days.

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.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate, can-do approach.
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