Consumer Representative Opportunities
We are always looking for new consumer representatives. If you are interested in advocating for a better health system for all, please consider joining HCCA. Please note all HCCA consumer representatives must be members of our organisation and complete consumer representative training.
If you already know the details of the opportunity you want to apply for, you can go directly to the nomination form here.
For help with nominating, call the HCCA office on 62307800 or email [email protected]
HCCA Internal Committees and Opportunities
None at present
ACT Opportunities
None at present
National/Interstate Opportunities
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre Consumer and Community Connection Committee
Based at the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC), Monash University. The Consumer and Community Connection Committee is a registry of interested consumers and carers who have lived experience with intensive care and wish to inform future research activities.
To view the terms of reference, please click here.
Applications close Sunday the 29th of November at 11:55pm.
To learn more and to apply, please fill out the Expression of Interest form or go to the ANZIC-RC website.
Human Research Ethics Committee
The Australian National University is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) for their Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). The HREC is responsible for reviewing research proposals that involve people, to make sure they meet the ethical standards set out in the National Statement for Ethical Conduct of Human Research 2025 and the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research.
This committee meets eleven times a year, with approximately eight hours of work per month. This would suit a consumer with an interest and a basic understanding of research and ethics when it comes to human participation in research.
To submit an Expression of Interest, please provide a current CV including details for two referees, and a cover letter that outlines your motivation for applying and the contribution you would bring to the HREC.
For further information regarding this role, to submit your EOI, or to request this information in a more accessible format, please contact ANU Ethics Manager Cassandra du Boulay on 02 61251162 or email [email protected]
Other opportunities
Invitation to participate in a research study exploring: Consumer Preferences on Designated Registered Nurse Medicine Prescribing
The Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), in collaboration with Queensland Health, South Australia Health, and Flinders University, is undertaking a study to find out what healthcare consumers’ preferences are regarding designated registered nurse medicine prescribing.
To understand consumers’ preferences, they would like to conduct interviews with consumers who:
- have a lived experience of being prescribed medication
- are at least 18 years of age
- are able to provide informed consent
The interview will take up to 45-60 minutes of your time and will be conducted online via Zoom or telephone.
Participants will receive a A$50 Woolworths Everyday Wish Gift Card for their participation
You can read more about the project in the Participation Information and Consent Form.
You can share your interest in participating using this registration form.
If you have any questions or would like to participate, please contact Dr Michelle Allen via email [email protected] or call +61 7 3138 6182.
This study has been approved by the QUT Human Research Ethics Committee (QUT Ethics Approval Number 10384).
Become a peer facilitator for the “Getting Ready” project
With voluntary assisted dying coming to the ACT later this year, a group of researchers are working with ACT communities to learn more about what education we feel we need when we’re planning end-of-life choices.
These researchers would like to train and pay community representatives to become “peer facilitators” and help their community participate (through surveys and discussions) in the Getting Ready research project. Some communities need extra support to be heard. The researchers are particularly keen to partner with people who identify as a member of communities like:
- People with lived experience* of poverty or financial stress
- People without stable or appropriate housing currently/previously
- People with lived experience of the criminal legal system
- People with lived experience of mental illness
- People with a disability unrelated to a life-limiting illness
- People with lived experience of harmful use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs
- People who identify as LGBTQI+
- People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent
- People with veteran status
- People living in residential aged care or receiving a level 3 or 4 home care package
Read more about this opportunity in the role description. Express your interest in the role using this form. If you have any questions, contact the Getting Ready Research Team: 0435 104 932 or [email protected].
Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
None at present