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About Becoming a Committee Representative

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We invite you to express your interest in becoming a committee member to share your views about how we can improve the primary health system in our region of the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith local government areas.

Primary healthcare is the first point of healthcare delivered by people like doctors and allied health professionals (such as physiotherapists and dietitians) – and is provided outside of hospitals.

We are looking for:

  • Consumer representatives: people living in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith areas aged 18 years or older, who are regular users of healthcare services, or care for people regularly using healthcare services.
  • Healthcare professionals and service providers: who work as private practitioners in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith areas.

In addition to online consultation through this HealthHub, we have a range of consultative committees that rely on the input of local health professionals, service providers and consumers to help shape our strategy and activities.

If you wish to participate in a committee, working group and/or our on-line community, please initially complete the following steps:

  1. Register online to participate.
  2. Complete the Expression of Interest Form

Please refer to the bottom of this page, for the complete recruitment process.

  • Student Agreement

    For university students who are undertaking a placement with Wentworth Healthcare on a Voluntary basis.

    Submit

  • Committee Membership Expression of Interest Form

    To express your interest in actively participating in a committee, please complete this form.

    Submit

The process for submitting your interest in being involved in our committees, working groups and on-line community is outlined below:

Stage 1

Stage Two

Wentworth Healthcare to assess your expression of interest and determine if there is a current vacancy on a relevant committee. 

Please note for the programs we run with the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District and by submitting your application you are agreeing that we may share the information you provide with that organisation.

Stage Three (dependent on the success of Stage Two)

  • Wentworth Healthcare may invite you to a Meet and Greet (informal interview)
  • A National Criminal History Record check is required. Please note, having a Police record does not automatically preclude community members from participating in committees. We have a set Policy on this whereby confidential risk assessments are undertaken if necessary.

Stage Four

Wentworth Healthcare to undertake the final assessment and if successful further information is required including your bank account details to enable Wentworth Healthcare to make payments to you (please note for Health Professionals an ABN number will be required)

Once you have successfully joined a Committee, then separate projects (or pages) will be accessible through this HealthHub Platform for each of the Committees are are on.

Key Documents

Additional Information

The Board of Wentworth Healthcare has four Advisory Committees;

Local Government Based Health Consumer Working Groups

The Community Advisory Committee is supported by Health Consumer Working Groups, one based in each Local Government Area. Find out more about the ways our consumers have made a difference

Program Specific Advisory Committees

We also run a number of Program Specific Advisory Committees that support the managers of specific programs to be aware of issues facing community members and health professionals at an operational level.

On-line Community

We are establishing an on-line community for those who wish to provide input without attending formal meetings. Examples of how you can help would be receiving invitations to complete surveys, being asked for feedback on upcoming publications and receiving request to participate in projects or research that matches the interests you have provided.

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