Barchester Healthcare

Host/Hostess - Care Home/Hospital- Bank Pool

The closing date is 13 March 2026

Job summary

This role as a Bank Hospitality Host at a Barchester care home involves creating a stimulating environment for residents by providing a friendly, engaging and helpful service in the dining room and bar areas. It's a fulfilling role that allows you to enhance the lives of the residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Hospitality Host at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment for our residents so that we can give them the all-round care and support they deserve. You'll provide a friendly, engaging and helpful service in our dining room and bar areas. The role is about enhancing the lives of our residents through first-class hospitality.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes and supporting living services. They are committed to providing high-quality care and support to their residents, with a focus on creating a warm and welcoming environment.

Details

Date posted

12 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.16 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1453820765

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Burwash

TN19 7BE


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Hospitality Host at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment for our residents so that we can give them the all-round care and support they deserve. We want our homes to be warm and welcoming with interesting events and first-class hospitality. As a Bank Hospitality Host, you'll have an important part to play in making sure that happens. In particular, you'll provide a friendly, engaging and helpful service in our dining room and bar areas. It's a fulfilling role that will give you a real opportunity to enhance the lives of all our residents.

ABOUT YOUYou don't need any particular qualifications to join us as a Bank Hospitality Host, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal. Personable and caring, you'll take a genuine interest in our residents, engaging with them and their families on a regular basis. If that sounds like you, we'll give you every opportunity to develop your skills further with courses that are designed to give you confidence in all aspects of your role. Because you might be serving alcohol, you'll need to be over the age of 18.

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 the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

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 people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Hospitality Host at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment for our residents so that we can give them the all-round care and support they deserve. We want our homes to be warm and welcoming with interesting events and first-class hospitality. As a Bank Hospitality Host, you'll have an important part to play in making sure that happens. In particular, you'll provide a friendly, engaging and helpful service in our dining room and bar areas. It's a fulfilling role that will give you a real opportunity to enhance the lives of all our residents.

ABOUT YOUYou don't need any particular qualifications to join us as a Bank Hospitality Host, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal. Personable and caring, you'll take a genuine interest in our residents, engaging with them and their families on a regular basis. If that sounds like you, we'll give you every opportunity to develop your skills further with courses that are designed to give you confidence in all aspects of your role. Because you might be serving alcohol, you'll need to be over the age of 18.

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 the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

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 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

  • You don't need any particular qualifications to join us as a Bank Hospitality Host, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You don't need any particular qualifications to join us as a Bank Hospitality Host, but experience in a similar setting would be ideal.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Burwash

TN19 7BE


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Burwash

TN19 7BE


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

12 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.16 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1453820765

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Burwash

TN19 7BE


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