Job Description:

Role title: Nutrition Assistant

Role type: Casual

Shift details: Roster - Monday to Sunday

Department and location: Nutritional Services, St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney

Salary: $36.44 plus casual loading 25% and Super

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.

Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

The role: We are seeking a highly motivated Nutrition Assistant to join our Nutrition Services team at Sydney Private Hospital Sydney.

We currently have a casual opportunity for a Nutrition Assistant to deliver outstanding customer service and interpersonal skills to provide a high quality menu and nutrition based service to our patients.



The position requires a strong focus on patient interaction and menu selection via our patient bedside menu service.

Provide nutritional support to patients by assisting patients with their meal selections according to their dietary, social and physical needs through the co-ordination of menus and meals using a computerised Bedside Menu Service

Customer Service is delivered through a high standard of menu and meal service to ensure patient satisfaction

Co-ordinate all patient food and beverage requirements from the patient care level to Food Services

Encourage and promote communication between dietitians, food service staff and nursing staff on patient care levels to ensure patients’ needs are met

Works collaboratively both within and outside the team and takes ownership of delivering accurate and timely results

Manages own work load to deliver results which ensures department as a whole is productive and productive

About you:

Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition & Dietetics) or Certificate III Health Service Assistant (Nutrition & Dietetics)

Availability and flexibility

Sound knowledge of nutrition and therapeutic diets

Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and customer relations skills and experience

Demonstrated ability to work well in a team and independently

Strong computer and administrative skills





Previous experience as a Nutrition Assistant or Diet Aide and experience using the Cbord Food Service System is highly desirable.

The position is based on shift work and requires you to be flexible; including being available to work weekends and extra shifts where required by the department. The hours of work are not specific, however a roster will be provided 2 weeks in advance.

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

About the hospital In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s private hospital, Darlinghurst.

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