Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program

This program provides Diploma of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing, and Master of Nursing (Graduate entry) students with high-quality clinical placements in the care and support sector.

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 Bachelor of 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 five organisations to deliver this program nationally.

OrganisationState
Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association, APNAACT, NSW, QLD, VIC, TAS, NT
Brightwater Care GroupWA
Hunter Primary Care Hunter New England and Central Coast, Northern NSW or Mid North Coast Regions NSW
University of CanberraACT, 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.

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