Job Description

EOI – Community Member Faculty of Psychotherapy (FOP) Committee

About the role

Tenure: Remunerated appointment (three-year term)

Location: Applicants can be based anywhere in Australia or New Zealand

The FOP committee is seeking a Community Member with lived or living experience as someone who has received psychotherapy services from a psychiatrist, or as a carer or supporter of someone who received psychotherapy services from a psychiatrist.

The role of this FOP committee is to:

• Promote the objectives of the College relating to the psychotherapies
• advise on training in the psychotherapies through the subcommittee of advanced training
• advance and disseminate research in the psychotherapies
• contribute to and promote the highest standards of clinical practice.

The Community Member will share their lived expertise from a consumer and/or carer perspective to help shape the work and priorities of the group.

Community Members are full members of the group. While they are not expected to represent all consumers or carers, their lived expertise is valued in informing discussions and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Attend and actively contribute to scheduled meetings
• Provide lived-experience input from a consumer and/or carer perspective to inform the group’s work and discussions.
• Review meeting papers and provide written input between meetings as required
• Work collaboratively with FOP committee members, the Chair and RANZCP staff
• Adhere to RANZCP policies, including confidentiality and conflict of interest requirements

For more details, please refer to the position description (copy and paste link into browser):

https://www.ranzcp.org//getmedia/69cbcd26-dca5-430b-8f01-ce3eb37e47ff/PD-Community-Member-20260115.pdf

What you'll bring

• Lived or living experience as someone who has received psychotherapy services from a psychiatrist, or as a carer or supporter of someone who received psychotherapy services from a psychiatrist.
• Residence anywhere in Australia or New Zealand
• An interest in contributing to improvements in psychiatry training, policy, and practice
• Ability to reflect on and communicate lived-experience insights in a way that informs professional discussions and supports improvements to the group’s work
• Attend and actively participate in scheduled meetings (3 x 2 hour virtual meetings and 1 x full day face to face/ hybrid meeting per year)
• Alignment with RANZCP values and commitment to confidentiality
• Australian or New Zealand citizenship, or valid Australian work rights
• Independence from RANZCP employment (current employees are not eligible to apply)
• Previous experience in committees, advisory roles, or relevant lived-experience advocacy is welcome but not required

Some of what’s on offer:

• Remuneration for committee participation (sitting fees, expense reimbursement and annual reading fee)
• Payment is provided in line with the RANZCP Community Member Remuneration Policy, available at: https://www.ranzcp.org/getmedia/7c0dda88-c3c2-4d1b-9284-062d02a4837d/POL-RANZCP-Community-Member-Remuneration-Policy-July-2025.pdf
• Flexible participation, with virtual meeting options
• Support to participate effectively as a Community Member, including clear information, pre-meeting briefings, and accessibility adjustments where needed
• Opportunity to influence psychiatry training and professional practice
• A values-led, inclusive and culturally safe environment
• Purpose-driven work that contributes to better mental health outcomes

How to express an interest

To express an interest, please submit a brief resume and a short statement or cover letter outlining:

• Your interest in the role
• Your lived experience (as you feel comfortable sharing)
• Skills relevant to the role and how you would draw on your lived experience
• Your location and availability for virtual meetings

We encourage applicants to review the Position Description before applying. For enquiries, please contact peopleandculture@ranzcp.org. No agencies, please.

Diversity and Inclusion

RANZCP is committed to fostering a workplace where diversity, inclusion and authenticity are genuinely valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including First Nations peoples, LGBTQIA+ communities, neurodivergent individuals, and people of all ages, cultures, faiths and lived experiences.

We strongly encourage applications from people with lived and living experience of mental health challenges, and from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Māori. We recognise and value the knowledge, perspectives and cultural strengths that diverse communities bring to our work and are committed to creating a culturally safe and inclusive environment for all.

Applications close: 19 November 2026