# Food & Beverage Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/6ea2b8b0-47c9-4ae5-9559-6b05566d13cb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/6ea2b8b0-47c9-4ae5-9559-6b05566d13cb.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:** 2026-09-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T14:57:15.640Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7867?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1529137301&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 in a busy environment You'll enjoy working with people and take pride in providing an outstanding exper ### Main duties of the job The role of a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare involves creating a warm and welcoming dining experience for residents, families, and visitors. Tasks include serving meals, refreshments, and maintaining clean, comfortable dining areas. Collaborating with hospitality and kitchen teams, the assistant supports the daily food and beverage services. Essential skills include experience in hospitality, a friendly demeanor, good communication, understanding of food hygiene, and a passion for customer service. The position offers competitive pay, training, wellbeing programs, retail discounts, and career progression opportunities. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is a renowned provider of high-quality care services, committed to enhancing the lives of residents through exceptional hospitality. With a focus on creating warm and inviting environments, Barchester Healthcare values the importance of friendly and attentive service in delivering an outstanding experience for residents, families, and visitors. The company offers competitive salaries, training, development opportunities, and a rewarding work environment. Employees enjoy access to wellbeing programs, retail discounts, and have numerous opportunities for career progression, making it an attractive workplace for those passionate about hospitality and care. ### Details - Date posted: 22 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £13.21 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 1529137301 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Stanwell, TW19 7AZ, 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 If you're passionate about hospitality and want to make a positive difference to residents' daily lives, we'd love to hear from you. #0508 ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Experience in hospitality, catering or customer service; good communication and teamwork skills; understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices. ## 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.