Barchester Healthcare

General Assistant - Bank

The closing date is 18 May 2026

Job summary

The role of a General Assistant at a Barchester care home involves carrying out a wide range of tasks to support the provision of quality care and a warm, homely environment for residents. This includes responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. The successful candidate will be reliable, compassionate, and practical, with the opportunity to develop their skills further through training and development.

Main duties of the job

As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help provide the quality care and support our residents deserve. No two days will be the same as you take on diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering. Caring and empathetic, you'll put our residents first and build positive professional relationships that make their experience happy and meaningful.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the largest independent providers of healthcare and specialist care services in the UK. With over 200 care homes and 12 private hospitals, they offer a wide range of services to meet the needs of individuals, including nursing care, residential care, dementia care, and rehabilitation. The company is committed to providing high-quality care and support, and investing in the development of its staff.

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.42 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1476266756

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Bromley

BR2 7BX


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help us provide the quality care and support our residents deserve. No two days will be the same as you take on diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering. It's because this is such a wide-reaching role that you'll be able to play your own part in creating a warm and homely environment. Caring and empathetic, as a General Assistant you'll put our residents first and build the kind of positive professional relationships with them that make their experience with us happy and meaningful.

ABOUT YOUPeople in a General Assistant role come from all walks of life and have all kinds of life experiences and career paths behind them. You'll be a big part of our home so what matters is that you're reliable, compassionate, caring and always ready to make a difference. You should be practical too, happy to turn your hand to different tasks. If you have all of this, our training will cover everything else you need to thrive. You'll also have the opportunity to take courses that will develop your skills even further.

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 training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your can-do approach 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help us provide the quality care and support our residents deserve. No two days will be the same as you take on diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering. It's because this is such a wide-reaching role that you'll be able to play your own part in creating a warm and homely environment. Caring and empathetic, as a General Assistant you'll put our residents first and build the kind of positive professional relationships with them that make their experience with us happy and meaningful.

ABOUT YOUPeople in a General Assistant role come from all walks of life and have all kinds of life experiences and career paths behind them. You'll be a big part of our home so what matters is that you're reliable, compassionate, caring and always ready to make a difference. You should be practical too, happy to turn your hand to different tasks. If you have all of this, our training will cover everything else you need to thrive. You'll also have the opportunity to take courses that will develop your skills even further.

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 training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your can-do approach 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but you should be reliable, compassionate, caring, and practical, with the ability to adapt to different tasks. Barchester will provide the necessary training to help you thrive in the role.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but you should be reliable, compassionate, caring, and practical, with the ability to adapt to different tasks. Barchester will provide the necessary training to help you thrive in the role.

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

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Bromley

BR2 7BX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Bromley

BR2 7BX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.42 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1476266756

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Bromley

BR2 7BX


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