# 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/b0ac1e68-3ff3-4e0a-b749-ec034338e35a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/kitchen-assistant-bank-care-home/b0ac1e68-3ff3-4e0a-b749-ec034338e35a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barchester Healthcare - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £15.56 an hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T07:04:23.531Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-6210?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1514359961&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. 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 PACKAGE As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. ### Main duties of the job The role of a Bank Kitchen Assistant at Barchester care home involves being part of a team that ensures first-class food and hospitality, essential for supporting residents. A nutritious diet contributes significantly to residents' wellbeing, making your role in food preparation crucial. You'll cover for absences, contribute to meal production, and enhance dining experiences for residents. This position impacts beyond the kitchen, offering opportunities to engage with and improve residents' hospitality experiences. Reliable, considerate, and caring candidates who maintain high kitchen standards are desired. While no formal qualifications are required, experience in similar roles is beneficial. Barchester offers competitive pay and flexibility, plus free learning and development opportunities. Successful performance might lead to permanent employment. Work hours vary based on organizational needs, including covering for leave. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider in the UK's healthcare sector, focusing on delivering exceptional care and support services. The organization operates numerous care homes and prides itself on ensuring residents receive high-quality food and hospitality as part of their comprehensive care. Barchester values flexibility and professional growth, offering their employees opportunities to learn and develop through various training programs. They hold annual awards to recognize outstanding hospitality contributions, highlighting their commitment to excellence in service. Barchester Healthcare aims to create a rewarding work environment where staff members use their skills to provide the quality care expected for loved ones. ### Details - Date posted: 11 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £15.56 an hour - Contract: Bank - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: 1514359961 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Oxted, RH8 9BD, 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 aren't necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful. ## 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.