Driver - Food Services Assistant - North Ryde

Employment Type: Full Time Exempt (contract up to December 2025)
Position Classification: General Admin Staff Grade 1
Remuneration: $64,175.99 per annum plus 12% superannuation 
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde

The Opportunity 

HealthShare NSW is looking for a dedicated individual to join our team at Macquarie Hospital as a Driver with a LR licence, providing the safe handling and transport of food orders to hospital facilities.

In this role, you will be responsible for the maintenance and safe driving of delivery vehicles, assisting with packaging, loading, and transporting food orders. You will also be tasked with collecting food trolleys and emptying trays from sites, whilst ensuring that timelines, service agreements and processes are consistently adhered to.

If you are looking for a rewarding new career and are passionate about contributing to quality healthcare services in your community, we encourage you to apply today!

Why Work for HealthShare NSW? 

HealthShare NSW touches the lives of NSW Health employees and patients every single day by delivering services that keep our public hospitals and health facilities running. 

Watch Our HealthShare NSW story video to learn more about the work we do and the diverse range of roles we have on offer. 

We reward our employees with a terrific range of benefits, including: 

• Flexible work arrangements: varied start/finish times, part time work and job sharing where applicable 

• Hybrid working: enjoy a combination of working from home and the office 

• Great leave conditions: enjoy one day off each month as an ADO, annual leave loading (a bonus extra payment of 17.5%) and 14 weeks’ paid parental leave for eligible employees 

• Salary packaging and novated leasing: you can access up to $2782 extra per year in your pay 

• Wellbeing programs: access a large array of wellbeing programs designed to support your physical, mental, and emotional health 

• Commitment to career development: expansive free online training, talent programs, study leave and internal development opportunities to accelerate your career 

Please note some benefits may only apply to certain employment types. 

Further information on our wide range of benefits is available here. 

Eligibility Requirements 

• Meet essential requirements as outlined in the Position Description and ensure they are referenced in application responses

• Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, or valid work visa). Permanent roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents, while temporary and casual roles welcome applicants with a visa

• This is a NSW Health Category B position

• For heavy vehicle drivers (drivers of vehicles with a gross vehicle mass over 4.5tonnes), you must comply with HealthShare NSW guidelines under the Heavy Vehicle National Law. These include regular licence checking, random drug & alcohol testing and adhering to all applicable laws and standards including taking all mandatory and necessary rest breaks

How to Apply 

• Click Apply Now at the top of the page 

• Attach your resume and a cover letter addressing the essential requirements/Public Sector Capability Framework outlined in the position description. Your cover letter should demonstrate how your skills, experiences and qualifications align with the requirements for the role. Your cover letter must not exceed two (2) pages

• To find out more about applying for jobs with HealthShare please view our resource: Your Guide to Employment with HealthShare NSW 

• Any role related questions can be directed to the hiring manager, Melissa Rivera via Melissa.Rivera@health.nsw.gov.au

• Any career portal support questions can be directed to our customer service team at 1300 679 367

**Applications without a cover letter addressing the essential requirements will not be considered. Your cover letter must be tailored in line with the position description for the role. For further information on how to prepare your application Writing your application | Find your next role in the public sector I Work for NSW 

We are Diverse and Inclusive 

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, carers, and people with disability. If we can offer some support or make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team HSNSW-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know. 

Further information on how we support Diversity & Inclusion at HealthShare NSW can be found here. 

Talent Pool 

An eligibility list from this recruitment may be created for future casual, permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 6 months. 

For exempt roles: Please note, this is an exempt role (has a contracted end date) and there may be opportunities for conversion to permanent employment at the same grade. 

Applications Close: midnight Wednesday 3 September 2025