About the program
Diploma of Nursing students must complete a minimum of 400 hours of clinical placement throughout their course. Bachelor of Nursing and Master of Nursing (Graduate entry) students must complete a minimum of 800 hours of clinical placement throughout their course.
This program supports nursing students with high-quality clinical placements in the care and support sector, including:
- aged care
- veterans’ care
- disability support.
Students in the program will be supported by a program specialist clinical facilitator. All nursing students and aged care workers are encouraged to access the Aged Care Knowledge Hub, which provides free resources to help students on placement and anyone with an interest in the aged care sector.
We have contracted 5 organisations to deliver this program nationally. More information is available on their websites.
| Organisation | State |
|---|---|
| Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association, APNA | ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC, NT |
| Brightwater Care Group | WA |
| Hunter Primary Care | Hunter New England and Central Coast, Northern NSW or Mid North Coast Regions NSW |
| University of Canberra | ACT, NSW, WA, QLD, TAS |
| Pop-Up Health | SA |
Why this program is important
The Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program will raise student awareness of the rewarding career opportunities in the care and support sector. This creates new opportunities for registered nurses to enter the care and support sector in the early stages of their career.
Program timeframe
The program is open until 30 June 2027.
Resources
View our testimonial videos from:
- Flinders University
- Torrens University
- University of Canberra – Clinical Placements with Older People program
- University of South Australia
- Hunter Primary Care
- Brightwater Care Group
- Pop-up Health - Student Experience Part 1
- Pop-up Health - Student Experience Part 2
- Pop-up Health - Student Experience Part 3