Barchester Healthcare

Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer

The closing date is 11 April 2026

Job summary

As a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer with Barchester care homes, you will be responsible for providing high-quality, person-centered care and support to residents across two different care homes in the region. You will need to be a strong communicator, a confident team player, and someone who is always seeking opportunities for further development.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will carry out a range of clinical tasks, including taking blood pressure, and you will need to lead and inspire your colleagues. You will also be responsible for introducing ideas and changes that will make every day fulfilling for both staff and residents. As a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer, you will need to be flexible when it comes to working days, nights, bank holidays, and weekends, as you will be covering two different homes in the region.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. They operate over 200 care homes across the country, providing a range of care services to residents, including residential, nursing, and dementia care.

Details

Date posted

10 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£16 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1461322035

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Malvern

WR14 3PT


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer with Barchester care homes, you'll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. Always respecting the dignity and preferences of our residents, you'll carry out a range of clinical tasks, including taking blood pressure, for example. You'll need to lead and inspire your colleagues and introduce ideas and changes that will make every day fulfilling for our staff and residents alike. As this is a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer role, you'll work across two different homes in the region (your travel will be paid per mile). This means you'll need to be flexible when it comes to working days and nights, bank holidays and weekends.

This is Regional Role to Cover Elgar Court (Malvern) and Ashchurch View (Tewkesbury).

Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required.

ABOUT YOUYou'll need a Level 2 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer. With experience of providing care and support, ideally for older people, you'll know how to monitor and help plan each resident's care, including reviews and risk assessments. Dedicated and compassionate, you'll be a strong communicator and a confident team player who can lead others. We're looking for someone who always seeks out opportunities for further clinical or personal development, and you'll be happy to complete all regulatory and statutory training as well as complying with our own clinical policies and strategies. You'll also need to be comfortable with working some long shifts that could involve standing for extended periods of time.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your care experience and 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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Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer with Barchester care homes, you'll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. Always respecting the dignity and preferences of our residents, you'll carry out a range of clinical tasks, including taking blood pressure, for example. You'll need to lead and inspire your colleagues and introduce ideas and changes that will make every day fulfilling for our staff and residents alike. As this is a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer role, you'll work across two different homes in the region (your travel will be paid per mile). This means you'll need to be flexible when it comes to working days and nights, bank holidays and weekends.

This is Regional Role to Cover Elgar Court (Malvern) and Ashchurch View (Tewkesbury).

Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required.

ABOUT YOUYou'll need a Level 2 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer. With experience of providing care and support, ideally for older people, you'll know how to monitor and help plan each resident's care, including reviews and risk assessments. Dedicated and compassionate, you'll be a strong communicator and a confident team player who can lead others. We're looking for someone who always seeks out opportunities for further clinical or personal development, and you'll be happy to complete all regulatory and statutory training as well as complying with our own clinical policies and strategies. You'll also need to be comfortable with working some long shifts that could involve standing for extended periods of time.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your care experience and 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

  • You will need a Level 2 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join Barchester as a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer. You will also need experience of providing care and support, ideally for older people, and the ability to monitor and help plan each resident's care, including reviews and risk assessments.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You will need a Level 2 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join Barchester as a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer. You will also need experience of providing care and support, ideally for older people, and the ability to monitor and help plan each resident's care, including reviews and risk assessments.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Malvern

WR14 3PT


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Malvern

WR14 3PT


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

10 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£16 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1461322035

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Malvern

WR14 3PT


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