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Kitchen Assistant - Bank - Care HomeNHS

Wilton, SP2 0FX Bank £14.80
Posted 8 September 2026 Closing date 7 November 2026
Salisbury Rail Station (2.2 miles, direct) Alresford (Mid Hants Railway) (30.0 miles, direct) Crooks Lane (16.2 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. 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.

Main duties of the job

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. This role provides cover for any planned or unplanned absences, you'll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience. You'll play a crucial role in the success of your care home by maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring, and flexible when it comes to your work patterns. Formal qualifications aren't necessary, although any experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful. A role offering true flexibility and free learning and development opportunities.

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.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers. With their focus on quality care and hospitality for residents, Barchester offers a supportive environment for their staff to thrive. They believe in investing in their employees and providing opportunities for professional growth. As a provider that takes catering seriously, they even run annual Barchester Hospitality Awards. The organisation emphasizes the importance of a nutritious diet in contributing to the wellbeing of residents, and in doing so, they value the role of the kitchen staff in creating a fulfilling dining experience. Barchester Healthcare strives to uphold the standards expected by loved ones of residents.

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