Health Issues Centre has developed a guide and manual to support health services to implement a Consumer Mentorship Program where new consumer advisors / representatives are matched with more experienced consumers in a mentorship relationship which is mutually beneficial.

Between September 2022 and June 2023 Health Issues Centre is seeking for three (3) metropolitan, and three (3) regional or rural health services to implement the program.

Participating health services will have access to:
  • training in using a Consumer Mentorship Manual and Guide
  • expert coaching to establish and manage the program in your health service

Participating health services will need to be able to commit to:
  • allocating staff time to work with HIC to implement the program which is expected to happen over ten months from September 2022 to June 2023
  • recruit and select two consumer mentees and two consumer mentors who will commit to the program for at least nine (9) months (including selection and evaluation time)
This EoI will be open until COB Friday 2 September 2022 and applicants will be notified of the results by Wednesday 7 September 2022.

For more information please contact Tere Dawson at tere.dawson@hic.org.au or call 0417 321 679.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Position

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* 3. Phone (mobile preferred)

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* 4. Email

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* 5. Name of the health service

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* 6. Contact details of health services

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* 7. Name and position of an alternative contact

(in case you are not available)

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* 8. Confirmation that you have consumers engaged with the health service who are interested and able to participate in the program as mentors and mentees.

(2 pairs / 4 consumers in total)

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* 9. Confirmation that you have the necessary executive  support of the health service to commit to this project.

Details: Submit letter of support from your manager

Please provide a paragraph addressing each of the following:

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* 10. Why are you seeking to participate in the program? Please described the current context at your health service including any challenges you are facing in supporting consumers to be effective in their role(s).

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* 11. What would be the benefits to your health service and to consumers involved? What would be the main outcome/s of the program?

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* 12. Identify any of the challenges you may face to implement this program and how will you address these

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