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Consumer Representative Vacancies
The Health Consumers' Council assist consumers in contributing their say in the health system, to ensure the health system in Western Australia is patient-orientated.
Below are several advisory groups/boards/committees that are seeking to involve consumers in contributing the broader consumer perspective. Scroll down to view the various opportunities that you as a consumer could participate in.
For further information, advice or support for the various opportunities below, contact the Consumer Participation Project Coordinator on (08) 9221 3422 or email info@hconc.org.au
*New* List of Opportunties for Consumers to have their say!
Click the links below to find out more about each opportunity!
Interested in consumer participation or enhancing your skills as a consumer representative? Click here!
Mercy Hospital Mount Lawley - Safety, Quality and Risk Management Committee
Human Research Ethics Committee
UWA Research Project: Asthma Treatment
UWA Research Project: The Development of a New Emergency Contraception Patient Checklist
Bethesda Hospital: Safety and Quality Committee
Gynaecological Cancer Working Group
Non-Communicable Disease Cluster Guidelines Working Group
University of Western Australia: Endometrial Cancer Research Project
Mount Private Hospital Quality and Risk Management Committee
Interested in becoming a consumer representative? Click on the following workshops available!
For those wanting to find out more about Consumer Participation:
Consumer Representative Skills Training Workshops for 2010
For experienced Consumer Representatives wanting to enhance their skills:
Consumer Activism Workshop - Monday 25 October 2010
For a list of current consumer representatives/committees nominated/supported by Health Consumers' Council, click here - (current as of July 2010)
Mercy Hospital Mount Lawley - Safety, Quality and Risk Management Committee
Mercy Hospital Mount Lawley is seeking a consumer representative for their Safety, Quality and Risk Management Committee. The role of the consumer representative is to support the hospital in maintaining a customer focused approach to service delivery as well as a consumer perspective on hospital safety, quality and risk management issues.
Committee meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 8.30 am to 10.30 am.
For further information please contact Hazel Lloyd, on 08 9370 9274 or by email hlloyd@mercycare.com.au
If you would like to be considered for nomination on this committee please provide the following details:
NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE and EMAIL
BRIEF SUMMARY OF INTEREST – please provide a brief summary of information on why you are interested to be part of this Committee and any experience or knowledge as a health consumer in the WA health system relevant to this committee.
Please send Expression of Interest by Wednesday 15th September 2010.
Fax: 08 9272 1229
Email: hlloyd@mercycare.com.au
Mail: Quality and Risk Management Unit, Mercy Hospital Mount Lawley, Thirlmere Rd, Mt Lawley 6050
Please refer to the following documents:
Advert for Consumer Rep on SQRM Committee.doc
Consumer Role on SQRMC.DOC
SQRM Consumer member selection criteria.doc
Draft SAFETY QUALITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT TOR V2 Aug 2010.doc
Human Research Ethics Committee
The Office of Research and Development at Curtin University of Technology has requested assistance from HCC in nominating a female consumer representative/lay representative for this Committee.
Purpose: The role of the consumer representative/lay representative is to provide the consumer perspective on research involving humans conducted by staff and students of the university.
Note:The meeting schedule for this committee is every first Tuesday of the month from 3 pm to 5 pm.
For further information contact Cheryl Rugdee on 9221 3422 or email cheryl.rugdee@hconc.org.au.
If you are interested, please fill in the expression of interest form for this position by clicking here.
Closing date for this position is Friday 13 August 2010
UWA Research Project: Asthma Treatment
Purpose of Project: A new patient asthma card and new guidelines on the supply of reliever medications to patients with asthma have been developed.
Role of Consumer: Evaluating information to ensure information is consumer friendly.
Commitment requirement: Consumer will need to take part in stakeholder meeting on Monday the 16th August at 5pm in the MCS (Molecular and Chemical Sciences) boardroom at the UWA Crawley campus.
Consumers with asthma are strongly encouraged to consider and put in their expression of interest for the above project.
If you are interested, please send through your name, contact details and advise us if you are able to take part in the meeting through to cheryl.rugdee@hconc.org.au or ring 9221 3422.
Closing date for this position is Thursday 12 August 2010
UWA Research Project: The Development of a New Emergency Contraception Patient Checklist
Purpose of Project: Community pharmacists will use this checklist when evaluating the appropriateness of supply of emergency contraception. Patient’s fill in the details and then pharmacists make an assessment regarding the patient’s medication and counselling requirements.
Role of Consumer: Evaluating questions on this checklist to ensure questions are consumer friendly.
Commitment requirement: Consumer will need to take part in stakeholder meeting on Monday 30 August, 2 pm at Boardroom of the Pharmaceutical Council, 21 Hamilton Street, Subiaco WA 6008
Female consumers aged between 18 and 30 years who has accessed emergency contraception previously are strongly encouraged to consider and put in their expression of interest for the above project.
If you are interested, please send through your name, contact details and advise us if you are able to take part in the meeting through to cheryl.rugdee@hconc.org.au or ring 9221 3422
Closing date for this position is Monday 16 August
Bethesda Hospital: Safety and Quality Committee
Bethesda Hospital is a medium acuity acute private hospital that provides surgical services. There is also a palliative care inpatient service where there is a strong volunteer involvement and a large emphasis on multidisciplinary family approach. The Safety and Quality Committee is seeking a consumer representative to assist in enhancing the patient’s experience during their care.
The Group meets bimonthly for 1.5 hours and their next meeting would be sometime end September (to be confirmed).
For further information contact Cheryl Rugdee on 9221 3422 or email cheryl.rugdee@hconc.org.au.
If you are interested, please fill in the expression of interest form for this position by clicking here.
Closing date for this position is Thursday 19 August
Gynaecological Cancer Working Group
The Health Consumers’ Council has been requested to nominate a Consumer Representative for appointment on the WA Gynaecological Cancers Project Reference Group.
Purpose: The role of this committee is to provide expert advice to the WA Cancer & Palliative Care Network in support of the Gynaecological Cancers Workforce Initiative on issues relating to women with gynaecological cancers.
Note:The group is seeking a female consumer who has prior experience and knowledge in gynaecological cancer and relevant services provided in the health system.
For further information contact Cheryl Rugdee on 9221 3422 or email cheryl.rugdee@hconc.org.au.
If you are interested, please fill in the expression of interest form for this position by clicking here.
Closing date for this position is Thursday 19 August
Non- Communicable Disease Cluster Guidelines Working Group
The Health Consumers’ Council has been requested to nominate a Consumer Representative for appointment on the Non-Communicable Disease Cluster Guidelines Working Group. Those interested in Public Health Promotion as well as possessing good communication skills should consider putting in an Expression of Interest for this role.
Purpose: The role of this group is to determine how cancer cluster inquires will be investigated in the future to ensure that information is provided to the public in an effective and efficient manner.
Meeting schedule:The first meeting for this group will take place on Monday 18 January at 2 pm to 3 pm, 3/C Function Room, Department of Health 189 Royal Street East Perth.
For further information contact Cheryl Rugdee on 9221 3422 or email cheryl.rugdee@hconc.org.au.
If you are interested, please fill in the expression of interest form for this position by clicking here.
Closing date for this position is Thursday 19 August
University of Western Australia: Endometrial Cancer Research Project
The School of Population Health at The University of Western Australia is developing a project which focuses on early life and lifestyle impacts on the risk of developing endometrial cancer in adult women. This project involves a combination of questionnaire/survey and WA Department of Health Cancer Registry data.
The project team are interested to involve a female consumer aged 40 to 60 years of age to provide a consumer perspective on various aspect of the project such as result interpretation and information dissemination at the end of the project.
For further information contact Cheryl Rugdee on 9221 3422 or email cheryl.rugdee@hconc.org.au.
Click here for further information on this project.
Closing date for this position is Thursday 19 August
Mount Private Hospital Quality and Risk Management Committee
Mount Private Hospital has requested assistance from HCC in nominating a consumer representative for this Committee. The role of the consumer representative is to support the hospital in maintaining a customer focused approach to service delivery as well as provide a consumer perspective on hospital activities, changes, services, information materials.
The next meeting for this committee will take place on Thursday 15 July from 1 pm to 4 pm.
For further information contact Cheryl Rugdee on 9221 3422 or email cheryl.rugdee@hconc.org.au.
If you are interested, please fill in the expression of interest form for this position by clicking here.
Closing date for this position is Thursday 19 August
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