# Food & Beverage Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/aebfc48a-abe2-414c-a651-062d78ae2f35 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/food-and-beverage-assistant/aebfc48a-abe2-414c-a651-062d78ae2f35.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:** 2026-07-22T07:02:26.138Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7848?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1528866907&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 ### Main duties of the job As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you will play an essential role in ensuring a pleasant dining experience for residents, families, and visitors. Your responsibilities will include serving meals, refreshments, and maintaining a neat and welcoming dining environment. Additionally, you will work with hospitality and kitchen teams to assist with food and beverage services. This position requires people who are experienced in hospitality, catering, or customer service environments, have a friendly and professional nature, and are skilled in both communication and teamwork. A knowledge of food hygiene and a passion for excellent customer service is essential. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is a well-known provider of residential and nursing care services, dedicated to improving the quality of life for all residents. With a focus on creating a warm and inviting atmosphere, the organisation values its dedicated staff and encourages the development of skills through training and support programmes. Barchester Healthcare is committed to maintaining high standards in all areas of care and service, ensuring residents receive the support they need. The organisation also offers various rewards, like retail discounts and a referral bonus, to appreciate and recognise its employees' contributions. ### Details - Date posted: 22 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £13.21 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 1528866907 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Chipping Norton, OX7 5YF, 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.