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Nursing Clinical Placements

Nursing student checking an infant patient UNE Health is fortunate to offer students clinical placements in a variety of different roles within the following sectors.

Public and private
Not for profit health
Rural and remote sectors
Community health
Mental Health

Clinical Placement is an exciting experience for students to demonstrate their academic practice in the training environment and increase student awareness and understanding of specified areas of practice.

Nursing Student Compliance Documents

Students must achieve compliance through NSW Health to be eligible to proceed to placement. Download the Nursing Student Compliance Information below:

NSW Health Compliance Requirements (PDF, 286.9 KB)

There are several mandatory requirements that need to be completed as part of the clinical placement process. You need to ensure you meet the Clinical Pre-placement Requirements.

Clinical Placement Hours

Course	Hours
Bachelor of Nursing	800
Bachelor of Nursing ( 2^ndyear entry - Endorsed Enrolled Nurses)	640
Master of Nursing Practice	800

Domestic Placements

Clinical Placements predominantly occur within NSW, generally within the following NSW Ministry of Health Local Health Districts: Far West; Hunter New England; Mid North Coast; Northern NSW; Nepean Blue Mountains; Murrumbidgee; Southern; South Eastern Sydney; Sydney Children’s Hospital Network and Western NSW.

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, courses and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Aboriginal community and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.