Attending a clinical placement as a student or trainee
This guide has information for students and trainees about applying for clinical placements in the ACT.
If you're from the ACT or attend a local education provider, you will be prioritised for placement. All placements are subject to availability.
Before your placement
Find out more about:
- getting a police check
- getting a working with vulnerable people check
- tuberculosis screening
- mandatory e-learning
- getting your ACT Health identification card
- booking your accommodation
- supervisor and manager contacts.
Conduct and standards
Find out more about expectations on placement, including:
Student contacts
Nursing, midwifery, paramedicine and allied health students
- General enquiries: ACT Clinical Placement Office online portal
Medical students
- General enquiries email scmreception@anu.edu.au
- Elective placements email elective.medicalschool@anu.edu.au
- Phone 02 5124 4966
Research students
- General enquiries email health.research.office@act.gov.au
- Phone 02 5124 4043
All other students or work integrated learning
- General enquiries email cpo@act.gov.au
- How to apply for a clinical placement
- Conduct and standards for student and trainees
- Feeling safe and supported on placement
- Clinical placement prerequisites for allocation
- Getting a National Police Check before placement
- Getting a working with vulnerable people check before placement
- Tuberculosis screening before placement
- Mandatory e-learning before placement
- Getting your ACT Health identification card
- Booking your placement accommodation
- Clinical placement supervisor and manager contacts
This page is managed by: ACT Health Directorate
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