Nursing Clinical Placements
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:
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.
Nursing Professional Education Placement Hours
| PROGRAM | YEAR | TRIMESTER | UNIT CODE | PLACEMENT LENGTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Nursing | 1 | 1 | HSNS171 | 80 hours |
| 2 | HSNS173 | 80 hours | ||
| 2 | 1 | HSNS294 | 80 hours | |
| 1 | HSNS210 | 80 hours | ||
| 2 | HSNS249 | 80 hours | ||
| 2 | HSNS295 | 80 hours | ||
| 3 | 1 | HSNS372 | 160 hours | |
| 2 | HSNS398 | 160 hours |
Placements predominantly occur within and across all New South Wales regions (metro & regional), generally within the following NSW Ministry of Health Local Health Districts and across various private healthcare facilities. UNE do have interstate placement, and when available students can nominate to attend.
- Far West
- Hunter New England
- Mid North Coast
- Northern NSW
- Nepean Blue Mountains
- Murrumbidgee
- Southern
- South Eastern Sydney
- Sydney Children’s Hospital Network
- Western NSW.
