# Food & Beverage Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/204fea45-b36d-4c1d-aa7b-6c469b275eee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/204fea45-b36d-4c1d-aa7b-6c469b275eee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barchester Healthcare - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £13.21 an hour - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-17T21:03:06.750Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7719?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1527808774&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play an important role in creating a warm, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for our residents, families and visitors. From serving meals and refreshments to ensuring dining areas are clean, comfortable and inviting, you'll help make every mealtime a positive experience. Working closely with our hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services throughout the home. Whether you're preparing dining areas, serving residents or assisting with kitchen duties, your friendly approach and attention to detail will help us deliver the high standards we're known for. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Food & Beverage Assistant, you'll need: Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment A friendly, caring and professional approach Good communication and teamwork skills An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices A passion for delivering excellent customer service The ability to work efficiently ### Main duties of the job As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play an important role in creating a warm, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for our residents, families and visitors. From serving meals and refreshments to ensuring dining areas are clean, comfortable and inviting, you'll help make every mealtime a positive experience. Working closely with our hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services throughout the home. Whether you're preparing dining areas, serving residents or assisting with kitchen duties, your friendly approach and attention to detail will help us deliver the high standards we're known for. To join us as a Food & Beverage Assistant, you'll need experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment, a friendly, caring and professional approach, good communication and teamwork skills, an understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices, a passion for delivering excellent customer service, and the ability to work efficiently in a busy environment. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is dedicated to providing quality care services to its residents, offering a range of senior living options. As an organisation, they emphasize the importance of creating a welcoming and enjoyable environment for both residents and their families. Barchester Healthcare prides itself on a high standard of care, which extends to its hospitality services. The organisation encourages a team-oriented approach, enabling staff members to collaborate effectively to deliver exceptional services. Offering a competitive salary and benefits package, Barchester Healthcare values its employees and supports their professional development through various training and development opportunities. Their commitment to employee well-being is evident through access to wellbeing and assistance programs, retail and lifestyle discounts, and a refer-a-friend bonus scheme. Additionally, Barchester Healthcare provides numerous opportunities for career progression within the organisation. ### Details - Date posted: 17 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £13.21 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 1527808774 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Hailey Nr Witney, OX29 9UB, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities ABOUT THE ROLE As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play an important role in creating a warm, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for our residents, families and visitors. From serving meals and refreshments to ensuring dining areas are clean, comfortable and inviting, you'll help make every mealtime a positive experience. Working closely with our hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services throughout the home. Whether you're preparing dining areas, serving residents or assisting with kitchen duties, your friendly approach and attention to detail will help us deliver the high standards we're known for. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Food & Beverage Assistant, you'll need: Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment A friendly, caring and professional approach Good communication and teamwork skills An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices A passion for delivering excellent customer service The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment You'll enjoy working with people and take pride in providing an outstanding experience for residents and visitors alike. 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 opportunities Access to wellbeing and employee assistance programmes Retail and lifestyle discounts Refer a Friend bonus scheme Opportunities for career progression across Barchester Healthcare ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment. A friendly, caring and professional approach. Good communication and teamwork skills. An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices. A passion for delivering excellent customer service. The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.