Job summary
The role of a Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Reading is to provide high-quality care and support to the residents, ensuring they have a comfortable and fulfilling daily life. This is a temporary, bank position, which means the hours and days worked will vary depending on the needs of the home, such as covering annual leave or sick leave. The successful candidate will have experience in caring for older people, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate and empathetic approach.
Main duties of the job
As a Bank Care Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting residents with their daily living activities, such as providing support with food, drink, and following their individual care plans. You will also spend one-on-one time with residents, creating great moments and memories. This is a varied and rewarding role, where you can use your skills and dedication to make a real difference in the lives of the residents.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is one of the leading providers of healthcare services in the UK, operating over 200 care homes and hospitals. They are committed to delivering the highest quality of care and support to their residents and patients, and provide a wide range of training and development opportunities for their employees.
Job description
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. 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. 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.
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
1. To be a successful candidate for this role, you will need to have some experience in caring for older people, a positive and proactive approach, and excellent communication skills. You will also need to demonstrate empathy, compassion, and the ability to deliver the highest standard of care and support to the residents.