Find out everything about our clinical placements for Nursing students, how we give you practical experience across various settings and in your chosen field.
At Queensford College, we work closely with our industry GP clinics, aged care and mental health facilities, to give you practical experience across various settings.
With every clinical placement, you’ll put theory into practice, applying what you learn in the classroom to a clinical setting. Using your knowledge in a training environment, you will undergo hands-on learning, gaining new skills and improving your understanding of different areas of practice. Equally, you will apply what you learn from the placement to your coursework. As they’re from part of your course, you will be assessed on each placement. Queensford Placement team will organise your placements and take care of any admin or requirements such as insurance.
During our HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing, you will complete a total of 400 hours (10 weeks) of unpaid clinical placements. You will do your clinical placements in the aged care environment, sub-acute and primary healthcare facilities, mental-health facilities and acute-care settings. Currently, it is divided as 120 hours (3 weeks) for aged care, 80 hours (2 weeks) for mental health, 80 hours (2 weeks) for primary health care, 120 hours (3 weeks) for acute care.
To be eligible to attend these clinical placements you must successfully complete all the written and practical assessments within the study period related to the clinical placement. You’ll also need to have these pre-requisite documents before your placement.
Your trainers will work with you in class so that you’re thoroughly prepared for your placement. Plus, combine with your theory and hands-on training in our skills lab will give you some advance knowledge and expectations when you’re at the training facility.
During placement, you will be placed under the supervision and guidance of a facilitator or a senior staff member. You may also be partnered with a nurse or healthcare worker throughout your experience. You will always be fully supported by experienced professionals who can answer all your questions and guide you every step of the way.
Clinical placements give you the chance to practice in a variety of healthcare settings, building practical skills and broadening knowledge while being assessed for it. You’ll gain genuine insights into the diverse career paths available to you when you graduate as an enrolled nurse with a HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing.