# Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care Home > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/kitchen-assistant-bank-care-home/6494e61b-7f62-4987-a465-6beb29b08091 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/kitchen-assistant-bank-care-home/6494e61b-7f62-4987-a465-6beb29b08091.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:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T07:02:39.105Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-6272?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1514996292&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents and enhance their hospitality experience. ABOUT YOU When you join us as a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. ### Main duties of the job This job involves working as a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, where the individual will assist in providing top-notch food and hospitality to enhance the overall care and support for residents. The role is essential for ensuring residents have a nutritious diet that contributes to their wellbeing and daily enjoyment. The position requires covering for planned or unplanned absences, helping to produce meals, and creating a fulfilling dining experience for residents. The job also involves building relationships with residents to enhance their hospitality experience. Applicants should be dedicated to maintaining high kitchen and food preparation standards, be reliable, considerate, flexible, and caring. No formal qualifications are required, though prior experience in a similar setting is advantageous. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading UK healthcare provider known for delivering exceptional care services in its facilities. The organisation places a strong emphasis on providing high-quality food and hospitality within its care homes, understanding the importance of a nutritious diet for the wellbeing of its residents. Barchester offers flexible working arrangements, competitive pay, and development opportunities for its employees. The care provider is also committed to recognizing and rewarding excellence through its annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. The company values passionate individuals who strive to maintain high standards and foster a caring environment for both residents and staff. ### Details - Date posted: 11 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £13.21 an hour - Contract: Bank - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: 1514996292 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Washington, NE38 8HZ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Bank Kitchen Assistant is so important. Providing cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. You'll be an asset to your colleagues and your impact will reach beyond the kitchen too. There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents and enhance their hospitality experience. ABOUT YOUWhen you join us as a Bank Kitchen Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home. That's why we're looking for someone who's committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach, and flexible when it comes to your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful. REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take catering seriously and even run a fiercely-contested annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. If you do well in this role it could lead to a permanent one. As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary. If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Formal qualifications are not necessary, although similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting is beneficial. ## 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.