# Food & Beverage Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/3bd7a349-5b8c-45f3-9cae-c39737878df7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/3bd7a349-5b8c-45f3-9cae-c39737878df7.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:** 2026-08-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-03T07:05:31.074Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7084?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1522796159&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 ### Main duties of the job As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll be crucial in creating a pleasant dining experience for residents, families, and visitors. Responsibilities include serving meals, maintaining clean dining areas, and assisting with kitchen duties. Your friendly demeanor and attention to detail will ensure high standards of service. To qualify, you need experience in hospitality or customer service, good communication, teamwork skills, and knowledge of food hygiene and safety practices. A passion for excellent service is essential. Benefits include training opportunities, employee assistance programs, and career progression. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is a well-regarded company known for providing quality care and hospitality services. With a focus on creating a warm environment for residents, families, and visitors, they offer services that include dining, cleaning, and supportive care across their facilities. Barchester is committed to delivering high standards and offers a range of employee benefits such as training, career progression, and wellbeing programs. The organisation values a supportive workplace culture that emphasizes the importance of professional development and excellence in customer service. ### Details - Date posted: 03 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £13.21 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 1522796159 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Ipswich, IP5 2GA, 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, Good communication and teamwork skills, An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices, A passion for delivering excellent customer service ## 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.