Clinical placement is supervised patient management in the pre-hospital or medical facility involved in primary care. We ask student s to complete their clinical placement after their practical workshops so they have the basic skills to enable them to implement appropriate care in accordance with any local clinical practice guidelines.
Student Clinical Placement is required in the following courses
After you have completed your theory units and practical workshops, the clinical work placement is a part of putting your new skills into practice to perfect your techniques to build your confidence in face to face patient management.
As an example, the Diploma of emergency care practical unit requires students to preform a clinical assessment and implement standard care in an out-of-hospital context on at least five different patient presentations for an illness or trauma impacting health status
This would include
They are required to use any applicable clinical practice guidelines or protocols to
These skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. Students will be seeking a work placement at the end of their course after they have completed all learning units and attended a practical workshop and webinars designed to prepare them for the work placement.
All prehospital care workers have had to go through some type of training environment to help them develop real world clinical people skills to develop your confidence in a supported clinical environment
We have a list of contacts of companies or organisations that will offer to support you in clinical placement.
You are encouraged to seek your own clinical placements that will help support your learning.
International Paramedic College Australia recommends that students seek to undertake clinical experience with a number of different places to broaden or develop specific skills in various fields that may help in developing a network for your new career. Students may be seeking to work in event medical, mining or civil prehospital care services and so may seek to gain experience in a sector relevant to their career pathway.
State-based ambulance services and St John Ambulance have various volunteer programs that can be excellent places for clinical placement. Refer to their websites to find out how to apply.
While we can help with contacts for clinical placement, it is your responsibility to source a clinical placement and comply with any workplace requirements they may have. We will provide you with a clinical placement record booklet where you can document your experience.