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Seeking a Māori Consumer Respresentative to join the Consumer Advisory Group

Date published: Sep 1, 2026, 14:47 PM

Summary

The RACP Consumer Advisory Group represents community perspectives and helps ensure consumer engagement informs the College’s work. The Group is currently seeking a Māori Consumer Representative.

Description

Recognising the strong evidence supporting the benefits of consumer engagement, the RACP has established the Consumer Advisory Group

The Consumer Advisory Group is a standing committee representing the broad views of the community in the work of the RACP. It comprises up to 8 members, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and Māori representation, and 1 physician, who will Co-Chair the Group with a consumer Co-Chair. The Consumer Advisory Group meets 4 times a year, with 1 face-to-face meeting and 3 videoconferences (Zoom). Face-to-face meetings are held at the RACP offices in Sydney.

Key responsibilities

The role and responsibilities of the Consumer Advisory Group are to:

provide advice to support effective implementation of strategies to improve consumer engagement and patient centred care across RACP activities
provide strategic advice on the integration of patient centred care in the RACP’s professional standards and education approaches
review existing resources and participate in the development of new learning resources focused on patient centred care
contribute to the development of assessment approaches that incorporate a focus on patient centred care
participate in the development of studies to evaluate outcomes of trainee and physician engagement with patient centred care
provide a central focus in integrating the consumer voice and priorities into policy and advocacy activities at the RACP
promote effective relationship building with key patient groups, including those representing marginalised and condition specific organisations, to enable wider consultation on priority projects
support advocacy initiatives for a work culture within healthcare settings that promotes delivery of effective patient centred care

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for the available position on the Consumer Advisory Group, please complete the attached Expression of Interest form (DOC) and provide your CV to consumers@racp.edu.au

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Creation Date:

Aug 31, 2026, 00:00 AM

Closing Date:

Oct 2, 2026, 23:59 PM

Our commitment to inclusivity

The RACP is committed to inclusive and respectful committee environments, and to ensuring its governance structures reflect the breadth of perspectives across its membership and the communities it serves.
When assessing expressions of interest, the College considers skills and experience alongside the perspectives and lived experience applicants may bring. Any information shared is voluntary and will be treated respectfully.

The RACP recognises Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand, and acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Indigenous peoples of Australia and Pacific peoples as recognised within the Indigenous Strategic Framework.

Consistent with the RACP Constitution and the Indigenous Strategic Framework, and informed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the College is committed to upholding Indigenous leadership, the rights of Indigenous peoples to self-determination, and ensuring cultural safety across committee environments.

This is not positioned as a subset of diversity, but reflects distinct status, leadership, rights, and contribution

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