School Of Health SciencesProfessional Health PlacementWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 401406.1
Discipline: MEDICAL STUDIES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 4656 Bachelor Health Science in either the MT4003 Public Health, MT4001 Health Promotion or MT4002 Health Services Management testamur major and have completed 160cp.
About this Unit
This unit involves a 120hr work-integrated placement conducted at a health setting. Online public health students will have the option of completing an online project placement with a health organisation. Online health promotion and recreational therapy students will have placements arranged for them within a reasonable distance from their place of residence.
Special Requirements - Legislative Pre-requisites
Student Compliance Information for all Health-Related Placements
Students must meet Western Sydney University course requirements as well as any special, legislated, or policy-mandated requirements.
Western Course Requirements
Visit the Special Requirements webpage for details about your course.
Special Requirements
Mandatory NSW Health student placement policy requirements
To be able to undertake placement in any NSW Health facility you must be assessed as compliant with NSW Health student placement policy in the first year of your course, regardless of when you expect to go on your first placement. Access and read the NSW Student Compliance Information Booklet.
NSW Student Compliance Information Booklet
Please ensure that you
1. Find your existing National Police Check or apply for one
2. Gather documentary evidence of your vaccination history
3. Print and compete all relevant NSW Health forms relevant to the campus you are enrolled at or online enrolment requirements
4. Follow booklet instructions on how to have your compliance documents assessed by NSW health staff.
International students have additional requirements: the link to the booklet will inform you of these requirements.
School Requirements
Contact your School for further details regarding your School’s requirements, if any, such as
- If you live outside of NSW or Australia and need to meet your state, territory or country’s compliance requirements
- If you need to meet different state, territory or country compliance requirements.
- NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) or other state equivalent, valid for your entire course.
- Current approved first aid certificate valid for your entire course - approved course providers can be found at the Government Training website
- Other non-health related requirements.
Student Compliance Resources are also available on the Placements Hub web page.
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/learning_futures/home/placements_hub/placements_hub/student_compliance
Special Requirements - Essential Equipment
This unit organises actual placement sites as well as ‘desk-top’ online placements. As such the requirements regarding presentation and dress-code will be based on the actual placement site and its requirements.
Courses| 4656.3 | Bachelor of Health Science | CURRENT |
| 6000.2 | Diploma in Health Science/Bachelor of Health Science | CURRENT |
Specialisations