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Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Bushey, WD23 1QN Bank Posted 5 August 2026 Apply by 4 October 2026

Home Office register entry: BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE LIMITED, LONDON

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Role description

Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Bushey, you'll contribute to creating a warm, clean, and safe environment for residents. This role is temporary and offers flexible, part-time hours. Your housekeeping and cleaning tasks will directly impact residents, their visitors, and staff. A caring nature, personable approach, and practical skills are essential, along with reliability and attention to detail. Barchester offers competitive pay, flexible working conditions, and various learning and development opportunities. The role provides coverage for staff during annual or sick leave, and the hours and days worked will vary.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, offering quality care to its residents. The company places emphasis on creating warm and welcoming environments in its care homes to cater to each resident's unique needs. Barchester Healthcare values its employees, offering them opportunities for growth and development within the organization. The company is committed to providing a clean, safe, and homely environment for its residents, which is supported by its dedicated staff. With a focus on providing quality care, Barchester Healthcare ensures that both residents and staff are well taken care of.

Details

Date posted

05 August 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1534558580

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Bushey

WD23 1QN

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. 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 attention to detail 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

  • To join as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant, candidates should possess a caring nature, personable approach, good practical skills, reliability, and attention to detail. No specific qualifications are required as training will be provided.

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

Barchester Healthcare

Bushey

WD23 1QN

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/

Last verified against our ingestion on 4 September 2026; sponsor register dataset 2026-08-25.