(previously Clinical Placement)
Most education programs for nursing and midwifery include periods of time in the clinical field. The type of professional experience you undertake will depend on your program of study.
Pre-placement requirements
All undergraduate students in both the nursing and midwifery programs, who need to undertake a professional experience placement (PEP), need to ensure they have completed all pre-placement requirements as indicated on the document Pre-placement requirements for all undergraduate nursing and midwifery students.pdf (PDF 85KB) . Deadline dates are also indicated on this document. Please ensure you undertake these processes as a matter of urgency. If these requirements are not completed by the dates indicated, and/or the School of Nursing & Midwifery is not in receipt of the correct police clearance (National criminal history record check), students will be required to withdraw from the clinical topic/s.
All postgraduate students who need to undertake a professional experience placement (PEP), need to ensure they have completed all pre-placement requirements as indicated on the document, ‘ Pre-placement requirements for all postgraduate students undertaking PEP.pdf (PDF 68KB) ’ (click on this link). Deadline dates are also indicated on this document. Please ensure you undertake these processes as a matter of urgency. In order to communicate to the School your completion of there requisits, please ensure you complete and submit your specialization specific Professional Experience Placement forms located on the following link Postgraduate Professional Experience Placements (PEP) If they are not completed by the dates indicated, and/or the School of Nursing & Midwifery is not in receipt of the correct police clearance (National criminal history record check), they will be required to withdraw from the clinical topic/s.
Undergraduate Nursing/Midwifery student Professional Experience Placement
If you are an undergraduate or beginning student studying nursing or midwifery, you will most likely undertake clinical placements.
Postgraduate professional experience placement
If you are a postgraduate nursing or midwifery student, you already have an Australian practicing certificate, or a ‘letter of eligibility’ to practice in Australia. You might undertake a supernumerary professional experience placement; or a work-based assessment; or an observation placement.
Clinical preceptor-facilitator information
If you are a facilitator with the School of Nursing & Midwifery, essential information relating to your role and the topics in which you will be facilitating students can be found at the above link.
