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Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care HomeNHS

Salisbury, SP5 2EJ Bank £14.80
Posted 25 August 2026 Closing date 24 October 2026
Dean Rail Station (3.9 miles, direct) Alresford (Mid Hants Railway) (22.1 miles, direct) Albion Place (11.9 miles, direct)

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

As a Kitchen Assistant at Barchester care home, you will be responsible for providing first-class food and hospitality to ensure our residents receive exceptional care and support. This role is part-time and offers flexibility, providing cover for planned or unplanned absences. You will help produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for residents. You should be committed to maintaining high standards in the kitchen and be flexible with work patterns. Experience in a commercial or care setting is beneficial but not required. Barchester offers competitive pay, flexible working hours, and opportunities for learning and development. If successful, the role could lead to a permanent position. Your attention to detail and people skills will greatly impact the quality of care provided to residents.

Job description

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.

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About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, known for taking catering seriously. They provide exceptional care to residents in their care homes and offer an annual Barchester Hospitality Awards to promote excellence. The company offers flexible working opportunities, competitive pay, and several learning and development opportunities. Barchester values employees who are reliable, considerate, and caring, and those who can maintain high standards in kitchen roles. The organisation provides a rewarding environment for employees who wish to make a significant impact on the quality of care for residents, while also offering growth opportunities within the company.

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