Clinical governanceExpression of interestHIF-EVD-MAP
Medical Advisory Panel Member
Provide independent, bounded clinical advice on program safety, evidence and escalation.
Location
Australia / international
Arrangement
Remote
Commitment
2–3 hours per month
Duration
Two-year advisory term
Level
Senior clinician
Contribution track
Create evidence
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Role mandate
Provide independent, bounded clinical advice on program safety, evidence and escalation.
Why this role exists now
Clinical programs and public health information require qualified review without confusing advisory oversight with day-to-day clinical responsibility.
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Outcomes you would own
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Traceable clinical review for higher-risk materials and program decisions.
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Clear minimum standards for supervision, referral and scope.
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A multidisciplinary advisory network with declared expertise and conflicts.
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Timely escalation of questions outside panel competence.
Core responsibilities
Review selected protocols, education materials and clinical-risk questions.
Advise on scope, referral, supervision and credential requirements.
Declare conflicts and identify when specialist advice is needed.
Participate in periodic governance reviews and serious-incident learning.
Document recommendations without assuming operational accountability.
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Your first 90 days
Days 1–30
Listen, learn and locate the work
Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
Review the Clinical governance brief, evidence, partners and unresolved decisions.
Agree a 90-day workplan, communication rhythm and escalation map.
Days 31–60
Build the first useful thing
Complete the first evidence synthesis, method or analysis.
Invite review early from the people who will use or be affected by the work.
Record changes, risks and decisions instead of hiding uncertainty.
Days 61–90
Deliver, learn and hand over
Complete the agreed first milestone or document why it should change.
Review progress against success measures with your supervisor.
Publish a next-quarter plan and keep files ready for another volunteer.
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What you need
Essential criteria
Current or recent senior clinical practice and relevant registration.
Experience with clinical governance, quality or public health.
Independence, cultural humility and careful evidence judgement.
Desirable, not required
Community, primary care or global-health experience.
Experience on an advisory committee or board.
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How good work will be judged
Success measures
Advice is specific, documented and acted on or explicitly declined.
Clinical-risk controls are proportionate to delivery context.
The panel does not become an informal substitute for local governance.
Decision rights & escalation
Set day-to-day priorities within the approved role brief and agreed hours.
Recommend changes to scope, timing or method and document the rationale.
Pause your own activity and escalate when safety, consent, quality or capacity is unclear.
Escalate budget commitments, external promises, partner agreements and material changes to Board / Director of Programs & Impact.
Clinical, safeguarding, privacy and public-claim decisions remain with the named qualified approver.
Role boundaries
This is an unpaid volunteer role. It does not create an employment relationship or expectation of future paid work.
Do not represent HIF publicly, sign agreements or commit money unless authority is explicitly documented.
Use only approved systems for personal, partner or program information.
The agreed weekly commitment is a ceiling to manage, not a minimum to exceed silently.
No travel is assumed. Any future travel would require a separate brief, risk review and written approval.
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Support, learning and wellbeing
Bounded questions, pre-reading and decision deadlines.
Administrative support and formal conflict declarations.
Operational accountability remains with approved program leaders.
Scope and safety
Volunteers must not work outside their competence. Clinical, safeguarding and community-facing work requires role-specific supervision and escalation pathways.
Checks before you begin
Identity, registration and professional standing verification.
Conflict-of-interest and confidentiality declaration.
Role-specific safeguarding and information-governance induction.
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How selection works
Evidence to include
A short statement explaining why this role and HIF’s health-equity mission fit your experience.
One specific example showing how you handled work relevant to healthcare.
Your realistic availability against the published commitment of 2–3 hours per month.
Any required qualifications, registrations, portfolio links or work samples.
Conflicts, access needs or support adjustments you want the selection panel to consider.
Selection stages
Eligibility and completeness review
Assessment against the published essential criteria
Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding
Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.