Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.

Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Health Service Support
Classification OO2
Workplace Location Sunshine Coast
Job ad reference QLD/SC693050
Closing date 07-Oct-2026
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Salary Other
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Contact person Kym Cain
Contact details (07) 5436 8918
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We're excited to welcome a Patient Support Assistant to our Food Services team!

As a Patient Support Assistant, improving the patient's experience is the focus of your daily tasks, both directly and indirectly. You will take pride in the high quality and nutritional food and beverage service you deliver by preparing, plating and presenting meals for distribution. You will work as part of a agile team following procedures, maintaining a clean and safe environment and receiving, storing and rotating stock.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Operational Support Services includes Integrated Operational Support Services and Food Services. The Integrated Operational Support Services provides the resources to support cleaning, linen supply, waste collection and staff for patient movement (porterage). Food Services is specifically responsible for the production and delivery of meals including menu planning and management, the preparation of patient meals, stocking of unit pantries and beverage bays throughout the facility.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Comply with the facility Food Safety Program.
- Maintain a clean and safe environment and follow kitchen and personal hygiene standards.
- Assist with stock receipt, storage and appropriate stock rotation.
- Assist in the preparation of food items and prepare sandwiches and salads.




- Plate and present meals and beverages for distribution from the kitchen to the inpatient units and residential units.

Salary between $65,719 - $70,118 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (OO2) (Permanent full time, 76 hrs). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
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As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

- A wellness program;
- Generous superannuation;
- Flexible work arrangements;
- Career training and development; and
- Salary packaging.

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