* UPDATE: October 2025 *
We are currently not taking new applications for general volunteering at Royal North Shore Hospital. Please note, this does not include the Pink Ladies.
If you would like to be placed on the general volunteering waitlist or would like to join the Pink Ladies, please call or email us to discuss.
NSLHD-Volunteers@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9462 9935.
Volunteering
Thank you very much for your interest in volunteering with Royal North Shore and Ryde Hospitals. As a member of our volunteer team, you would be an invaluable part of our hospital community, positively impacting the lives of our patients, visitors and staff.
Currently there are over 500 volunteers across 60 different volunteer programs within Royal North Shore and Ryde Hospitals. You can learn about our various roles, and submit an application on this page.
I would like to volunteer
Current Opportunities
Administration
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Our administration team provide basic administrative support to our clinical administration staff |
Consumer Advisor
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| Consumer Advisors bring a patient and carer perspective into hospital planning, service delivery, and quality improvement. As a Consumer Advisor, you’ll collaborate with staff, share your lived experiences, and help shape a more responsive, inclusive, and patient-centred health system. Whether you’ve been a patient, carer, or simply care about public health, your voice matters. Join us in building better care for everyone. |
Meet & Greet
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Meet & Greet volunteers provide a warm and friendly welcome to hospital visitors and guide patients and visitors as they navigate the hospital and our Ambulatory Care Centre |
Patient Support
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| Our Patient Support team provide support to our patients through our various companionship, patient feeding and peer support programs across various wards and clinical areas. |
Research
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Research volunteers provide support to the Research Unit in our Emergency Department, such as assisting with recruiting patients to studies and data entry. |
Retail
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Retail volunteers provide customer service in our two volunteer run shops, the Pink Ladies shop and The Corner Shop, and also the Pink Ladies ward trolley service, which raise vital funds for the hospital and its patients. |
