Barchester Healthcare Careers and Employment

I worked at barchester for two weeks and I was appalled Firstly, I was running events on my own which was never discussed or even mentioned Secondly, there was no care or respect from other staff members when I needed help Thirdly, when a resident is acting out or doing something inappropriate, nurses should help support and take over the situation and not let someone who isn’t trained to do their jobI emailed management about these issues and never received a response. This just proved to me they didn’t care and all they cared about was themselves. There was no pride in their jobs and honestly couldn’t believe I was left to my own devicesI have worked in many places but never have I quit after only two weeksThe training was full on however more training is needed for entertainment as my role was not to be a nurse and it was never to be Carer. I was there to provide entertainment and Activities for the residents Lastly, for the nurses the just leave the residents in my activities with no communication to myself about their needs or well being is disgraceful...I am truly saddened with the staff there and they should be more respectful towards the Activities Staff and learn about care and respect for us and the residents...Even after I left, I received no phone call, no email, no discussion... I felt like I was just a fly on the wall to themSo Disappointed...

Housekeeping Assistant in Hopton on Sea

on 8 June 2021

Lovely place to work

My local Barchester Homes was so lovely inside, really looked after property. Staff where really warm and welcoming. Although l didn’t work there very long l did enjoy it but had to leave due to a health condition. I would recommend working there. You do have to work hard but it is very rewarding.

Care Assistant in United Kingdom

on 6 June 2021

Buzy all the time well depending on the day

Buzy all the time depending on the day and staff that are on work hard sometime'ssometimeunderstaffed well most of the time long shifts especially when wearing masks feel u don't get respected just keep adding more stuff on to ur day I left but just realised I didn't want too but I would love to come back but I know that might not happen staff were really nice and lovely residents I would recommend working for barchester.

Night Care Assistant in Boroughbridge

on 6 June 2021

very unorganised with none or little training ,and no support from collegues

I found Barchester to be very un-unorganised ,no real structure ,no or very little training or support ,lots of agency who come and go ,very critical but then theres no direction to what you should be doing ,breaks are unpaid and not properly allocated so you rather miss it all together or have rushed breaks and left not really when to take them ,staff who have been there along time (very few of )have no interest in showing anybody new the ropes ,but a very quick to tell you where you go wrong ,very little management support .vast turn over of staff due to poor training and support ,very understaffed but thats due to the lack of initial training to help you get off the ground and theres to many untrained staff muddling along without proper management guidance ,shame really .plus points .not bad pay ,quite flexible to accomplish work life balance .

Senior Nurse in Hopton on Sea, Norfolk

on 1 June 2021

Support

Not supportive to the nurse that work there and not supportive any staff, if unwell do not want to know just expect you to carry on. Poor management and poor support.

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