Barchester Healthcare

Dementia care
All Barchester staff receive specialist dementia training, and benefit from the experience of their Dementia Care Specialist Team. Many in this team are published experts. Barchester provide care for patients suffering from all forms of dementia: Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia.

Residential care
Barchester’s residential care homes offer a safe place for elderly people, who are looked after according to their needs. The intention is for residential care patients to live as independently as they can, while enjoying the reassurance of support and care where needed.

Barchester mental health hospitals
Barchester also operate a number of independent mental health hospitals across England. The range of services available differs between each hospital.

These hospitals care for:

Adults under 65 with organic mental health needs, including:

● Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
● Alcohol-related brain injury
● Huntington’s disease

Adults over the age of 65 with mental health needs including:

● Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, including individuals with complex needs
● People with histories of functional mental health issues or histories of institutional care
● People with combinations of the above needs

Barchester work collaboratively with NHS mental health foundation trusts across England.

Barchester Healthcare care home jobs and pay

Barchester staff receive a competitive salary and pay above the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage.

Pay rates quoted below are based on pay details in advertisements on Nurses.co.uk in 2024. They are presented to give an illustration of Barchester’s pay and salaries. Please refer to Barchester’s job advertisements on this site for specific details.

Barchester offers a variety of roles, from nursing jobs and home manager jobs to jobs for psychologists and care assistants in locations across the whole of the UK.

Barchester Healthcare Registered Nurse (RGN) jobs and pay

Registered Nurse (RGN) pay guide
A Registered Nurse for Barchester in London in August 2024 will be paid £19.52 per hour.

Registered Nurse (RGN) job summary
“We'll look to you to create a safe and supportive environment for residents with range of physical and mental needs, whilst also relying on your professional judgement to make critical clinical decisions. You can expect a wide range of responsibilities, from developing tailored care plans to providing medicine safely and delivering excellence across everything you do. As a Registered Nurse (RGN), you'll have the autonomy to do things the right way and be truly valued and respected for what you do.”

Barchester Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) jobs and pay

Registered Mental Health Nurse pay guide
An RMN for Barchester in Exeter in August 2024 will be paid up to £21.50 per hour. An RMN for Barchester in Taunton in August 2024 will be paid £23.53 per hour.

Registered Mental Health Nurse job summary
“As a Registered Nurse (Mental Health) at a Barchester care home, you'll use your compassion and experience to help deliver the exceptional levels of care and support we're known for. We'll look to you to provide our multi-disciplinary team with in-depth expertise on mental health to make sure our residents get the most out of life. You'll need to have current NMC registration and a good knowledge of the most up-to-date clinical practices, particularly in relation to dementia. Experience of producing well-developed care plans and detailed risk assessments is important, as is an understanding of regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines.”

Barchester Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) jobs and pay

Registered Learning Disability Nurse pay guide
A Registered Learning Disability Nurse for Barchester in Hull in August 2024 will be paid £18.09 per hour.

Registered Learning Disability Nurse job summary
“As a Registered Nurse (RMN/RNLD) at a Barchester independent mental health hospital, you'll use your compassion and experience to deliver the quality care and support we're known for. Working within a multi-disciplinary team, you'll provide care and support to patients with complex and sometimes challenging behaviours. You'll need to have current NMC registration to join us as a Registered Nurse (RMN/RNLD). We'll look for an up-to-date knowledge of clinical practices together with a strong understanding of CQC requirements and frameworks.”

Barchester Home Manager jobs and pay

Home Manager pay guide
A Home Manager for Barchester in Billingham in August 2024 will be paid a competitive salary and bonuses of up to 100%.

Home Manager job summary
“To join us as Home Manager you will have inspirational leadership skills with a passion for person centred care, with a successful track record of developing and motivating teams to deliver outstanding personalised care through continuous improvement. We are looking for:

Inspirational leadership skills
A passion for person centred care
A successful track record of developing and motivating teams to deliver outstanding care
Excellent organisational and management skills
Care home management, marketing and occupancy experience
A strong understanding of safeguarding, CQC and compliance guidelines”

Barchester Deputy Home Manager jobs and pay

Deputy Home Manager pay guide
A Deputy Home Manager for Barchester in Gateshead in August 2024 will be paid £14.38 per hour.

Deputy Home Manager job summary
“As a Care Home Deputy Manager you'll need experience in helping residents with different health needs and a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. We'll also look for some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing and an understanding of budget management.”

Barchester Care Assistant jobs and pay

Care Assistant pay guide
A Care Assistant for Barchester in Billingham in August 2024 will be paid up to £12.04 per hour. A Senior Care Assistant for Barchester in Wallingford in August 2024 will be paid up to £14.19 per hour.

Care Assistant job summary
“As a Care Assistant for Barchester 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.”

Senior Care Assistant job summary
“Your role will involve supervising and inspiring a team of dedicated Care Assistants alongside the Deputy General Manager. You can also expect to support the clinical team in a specific area, such as medication, assessments, care plans or care reviews.”

Barchester Clinical Psychologist jobs and pay

Clinical Psychologist pay guide
A Clinical Psychologist for Barchester in Billingham in August 2024 will be paid £40 per hour.

Clinical Psychologist job summary
“As a Clinical Psychologist at a Barchester independent mental health hospital, you'll provide a specialist psychology service to help us deliver the all-round quality care and support our patients deserve. We'll look to you to work with our patients who could be emotionally stressed or living with depression, anxiety, OCD, phobias, psychosis and other conditions.”

Find all of Barchester Healthcare care home jobs here on Nurses.co.uk

Barchester Healthcare employee benefits

Barchester staff receive our sector-leading benefits and rewards package:

● Accidental death life cover
● Best doctors service
● Cycle to work scheme
● Death in service support
● Eyes tests and glasses
● We Care programme
● Pension scheme
● Retail discounts and savings
● Staff lottery

Nurse PIN Paid
Barchester covers the cost of the NMC registration every year for ALL nurses within our services. Plus RCNi licenses (the educational arm of the RCN) are provided for nurses, giving access to over 200 courses via the RCNi portal and can help with revalidation.

Nurse Mentor Scheme
Many of our Senior Care Assistants train to become Care Practitioners. Barchester Nurses receive £500 for each Senior Carer they support through their 6-month Care Practitioner training programme. (subject to conditions)

£2000 Golden Hello for Eligible Nurses
A payment of up to £2000 may be paid to new employees joining a participating Barchester care home or hospital in a permanent qualified nursing / clinical role. (subject to conditions)

£500 Golden Hello for Eligible Carers
A payment of up to £500 may be paid to new employees joining a participating Barchester care home or hospital in a permanent care role. This includes Senior Care Assistant, Care Practitioner, Care Assistant and Support Worker roles. (subject to conditions)

Why you should choose a career with Barchester Healthcare

Some of Barchester’s roles are about delivering one-to-one clinical care; others are about supporting the wellbeing of our residents and patients in broader ways.

You will be given autonomy. That means, within the boundaries of a person-centred care plan, the core care decisions will be yours.

Barchester will provide the support and training you need to manage specific mental or health needs in their patients and residents. Nurses are provided with the latest clinical developments to ensure continued learning and development.

Barchester is an organisation that takes pride in the development and promotion of its nurses through L&D initiatives and internal support.

Senior Nurses are encouraged to act as mentors to newly-qualified nurses and Senior Care Assistants. This is a great stepping stone into a management role, and again the employer will provide you with support to help you make the move into that area.

Employee values and culture

The following values help Barchester’s teams to achieve its purpose: to provide a premium caring experience for those we care for.

Barchester’s values are:

Respect
We’re considerate to one another and the people we care for.

Integrity
We’re honest, fair and open in our actions.

Passion
We’re passionate about our company and in our approach to everything we do.

Empowerment
We’re valued, trusted and motivated to do the right thing.

Responsibility
We’re personally committed to providing excellent care and customer service.

Barchester promote equal opportunities to our prospective and existing employees.

Barchester are one of the UK’s 25 Best Big Companies to Work For 2021 with ‘2 Star Outstanding’ accreditation from the Best Companies b-Heard Survey.

Career Development at Barchester Healthcare

For those just starting their career journey in care, or those looking to retrain or progress through skills development, Barchester provide a range of learning and development opportunities for new and current employees.

On offer are a wide range of apprenticeships and qualifications, with support at each step of the way on your chosen career path.

New recruits are made to feel welcome with a comprehensive induction.

Nurse Preceptorship Programme
Barchester’s Nurse Preceptorship Programme is based on the ‘Standards of Education and Practice for Nurses New to Care Home Nursing’ and is designed to provide nurses with the needed support, knowledge, skills and confidence required to develop in their nursing practice over the first 18 months of employment.

This is a robust preceptorship and is based on the development needs of each preceptee nurse.

Care Practitioner Programme
For care assistants aspiring to become a Care Practitioner Barchester offer their Care Practitioner programme. This has been developed to up-skill Senior Care Assistants to assume key responsibilities and includes certified qualifications.

Care Practitioner is the highest level of Care Assistant within a Barchester care home.

Apprenticeships
Barchester currently employ over 600 Apprentices and are proud to have been recognised as one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers.

Apprenticeships at Barchester are an opportunity for people of any age to ‘earn while you learn’, giving you the skills and knowledge to make a difference to the lives of our residents and patients.

Apprenticeships at Barchester can work towards the following qualifications:

● Adult Care Worker Level 2
● Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3
● Senior Healthcare Support Worker Level 3
● Leader in Adult Care Level 5