# Food & Beverage Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/47d3a791-c6a4-46e0-b5b5-eeb7f05532b9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/47d3a791-c6a4-46e0-b5b5-eeb7f05532b9.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:** 2026-09-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T07:02:22.244Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7850?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1528866909&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary The working hours for this role will be 09:30 - 14:30 with rotational weekends 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 If you're passionate about hospitality and want to make a positive difference to residents' daily lives, we'd love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job The role of Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare involves creating a warm and welcoming dining experience for residents, families, and visitors. This includes serving meals and refreshments, as well as ensuring that dining areas are clean and inviting. The assistant works closely with hospitality and kitchen teams to deliver high standards in serving and preparing food. The position requires experience in hospitality, catering, or customer service, good teamwork, communication skills, and an understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices. A passion for excellent customer service and the ability to work efficiently in a busy environment are essential. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care services, with a commitment to making a positive difference in residents' daily lives. The organisation offers a sector-leading benefits and rewards package to its employees, which includes free training and development opportunities, access to wellbeing and employee assistance programmes, and retail and lifestyle discounts. Barchester Healthcare values dedication and provides opportunities for career progression across the company. Located in Stourbridge, this opportunity allows employees to engage in meaningful work within a professional and supportive environment. ### Details - Date posted: 22 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £13.21 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 1528866909 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Stourbridge, DY8 2TA, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities The working hours for this role will be 09:30 - 14:30 with rotational weekends 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.