Patient Food Services Assistant

St Vincent's Health Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Not-for-profit environment

Professional growth

Job summary

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney is seeking a Patient Food Services Assistant on a casual basis. You will serve meals and beverages to patients, follow meal reports and schedules, assemble trays, and handle cleaning duties.

Flexibility to cover shifts across seven days is required, with a rotating roster to fit the department needs. Join a not-for-profit health system with a rich history and modern facilities.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail.
• Previous experience in hospitality.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Flexibility to cover shifts over 7 days.
• Punctuality.
• Able to follow instructions and food safety principles.

Responsibilities

• Serving Meals and Beverages to patients
• Following meal reports and work schedules
• Tray assembly according to meal tickets
• Cleaning and washing up responsibilities

Skills

Attention to detail

Hospitality experience

Communication skills

Customer service

Shift flexibility

Punctuality

Job description

Job Description: Role title: Patient Food Services Assistant Role type: Casual Shift details: Monday - Sunday - rotating roster Department and location: St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney Salary: $36.40 including casual loading (super on top)

Welcome to St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney, Sydney’s premier inner-city private hospital Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots. Founded in 1857 by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As a world-class tertiary facility, we are at the forefront of medical innovation, featuring high-acuity interventional suites, next-gen surgical robotics for complex specialties, and cutting-edge oncology backed by the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre. Here, you will work alongside global leaders and access funded postgraduate pathways to accelerate your career. Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.

About the role: We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our Patient Food Service team. Flexibility is key for this role, and we will need you for 3 shifts minimum a week. Please do not apply if afternoons or evening work will not suit you.

The role involves

• Serving Meals and Beverages to patients
• Following meal reports and work schedules
• Tray assembly according to meal tickets
• Cleaning and Washing up responsibilities

About you

• Attention to detail
• Previous experience in hospitality
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Flexibility to cover shifts over 7 days
• Punctuality
• Able to follow instructions and food safety principles

What we can offer you at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney

Exceptional Rewards

• Highly competitive base pay, plus exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging perks. Enjoy pre-tax savings on up to $15,900 for everyday living costs (mortgage, rent, bills) plus $2,650 for dining out and entertainment annually
• An Amazing Workplace: 84% of staff recommend our hospital as a great place to work (2026 Engagement Survey)
• For-Purpose Impact: Be part of a not-for-profit where surplus is reinvested into research & community care
• World-Class: Collaborate with global leaders across more than 100 medical specialties and 60 service areas
• Surgical Innovation: Work with eminent surgeons using next-gen robotics in cardiac, neuro & orthopaedic
• Premium Care: Deliver deeply personalised, patient-centred care in a 100% private-room en-suite facility
• Safe Staffing: Work with peace of mind under an historic EA delivering mandated nurse-to-patient ratios
• Professional Growth: Accelerate your career with clinical education programs & funded postgrad pathways
• Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [e-mail]

Closing Date

24 October 2026 11:59pm

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.