Barchester Healthcare

Regional Care Assistant Complex Care

The closing date is 26 May 2026

Job summary

As a Regional Care Assistant across Barchester's complex care homes, you'll help residents enjoy each day by providing high-quality, specialized care and support. You'll work within a 30-mile radius, assisting residents with a variety of needs, including advanced or young-onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro-rehabilitation, and Huntington's disease. This role offers a rewarding career pathway, with a supportive management team and newly refurbished units.

Main duties of the job

As a Regional Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for supporting our residents with daily living tasks, providing companionship, and creating great moments and memories. Your empathy and compassion will be essential in delivering the highest standard of care. You'll have the opportunity to undertake varied work, from assisting with food and drink to ensuring one-on-one time with residents. Barchester Healthcare offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and excellent training and development opportunities to help you thrive in this role.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of complex care in the UK, with a reputation for delivering high-quality, person-centered care. The company operates a network of specialized care homes across the country, employing a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of their residents.

Details

Date posted

27 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.91 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1479782944

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Darlington

DL1 1JF


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Regional Care Assistant across our Barchester complex care homes, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care they deserve and support across a 30-mile radius. We'll look to you to support our residents with a variety of needs, including advanced or young onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro rehab and Huntington's disease.

Our residents need highly specialised care to get the most out of life, and you'll be there deliver that by assisting 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 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.

With our newly refurbished units, welcoming atmosphere and extremely supportive management, this is the ideal environment to bring your dedication and compassion to. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and make the most of the career pathway we can offer you.

ABOUT YOU To join us as a Regional Care Assistant in complex care, 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

In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

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 Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Regional Care Assistant across our Barchester complex care homes, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care they deserve and support across a 30-mile radius. We'll look to you to support our residents with a variety of needs, including advanced or young onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro rehab and Huntington's disease.

Our residents need highly specialised care to get the most out of life, and you'll be there deliver that by assisting 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 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.

With our newly refurbished units, welcoming atmosphere and extremely supportive management, this is the ideal environment to bring your dedication and compassion to. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and make the most of the career pathway we can offer you.

ABOUT YOU To join us as a Regional Care Assistant in complex care, 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

In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

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 Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

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

  • To join us as a Regional Care Assistant, you'll need some experience in caring for older people, a can-do attitude, and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will be essential, as you'll be responsible for providing the highest standard of care and support for all our residents.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To join us as a Regional Care Assistant, you'll need some experience in caring for older people, a can-do attitude, and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will be essential, as you'll be responsible for providing 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.

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

Darlington

DL1 1JF


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Darlington

DL1 1JF


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

27 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.91 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1479782944

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Darlington

DL1 1JF


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