Optional Clinical Placement (Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course)
Optional Clinical Placement (Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course)
Following completion of the Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course, students may wish to complete additional clinical placement hours and undertake a clinical skills assessment to deepen and embed their learning. This is only available for students who reside in Queensland.
The hours of placement are dependent on individual learning needs and at the discretion of the Cunningham Centre nurse educators in consultation with the approved clinical supervisor. Optional clinical placement is secured on a priority basis. Interest in completing an optional clinical placement is identified when applying for the Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course to enable follow up during the course and completion of an application.
Clinical placement coordination is a lengthy process to secure and involves the completion of documentation by the participant and the health service facility undertaking the clinical placement. Relevant documents and evidence of mandatory vaccinations and if required, COVID-19 vaccination, are required before placement. Travel to attend clinical placement is at the student's own expense.
Clinical placement is facilitated within or external to a student’s own workplace.
An optional clinical placement is available to Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course students (residing in Queensland) when they have completed the online course.
A minimum of four hours of supervised clinical placement is offered within a childhood, adolescent or adult immunisation setting.
The activity is aligned to the Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course and only students completing the Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course are eligible for the optional clinical placement.
Nurses and midwives completing the Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course who have limited vaccination experience and would like to deepen and strengthen their practical application in a child, adolescent or adult setting.
The completion of the optional clinical placement is a post qualification process.
You will be asked during your application for enrolment into the Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course if you are interested in completing an optional clinical placement. During the course, discussion will occur related to enrolment into this particular activity if you have expressed interest.
You will need access to the Australian Immunisation Handbook online application and take the following documents with you:
Evidence will be gathered by an experienced immunisation provider using a clinical skills assessment tool. The assessment judgement will be made by the Cunningham Centre nurse educator after completion of all components of the placement.
The clinical placement will enhance your skills and knowledge in immunisation. A Certificate of Completion will be issued within 30 days of having attended the placement and completed all activities successfully. On completion of this professional development activity 5 hours Continuing Professional Development (CPD) will be recognised on your Certificate of Completion. If you are using CPD hours for recognition with your AHPRA registration requirements, please refer to your profession’s Continuing Professional Development Standard and Guideline as to any additional requirements.
Clinical placement is held after completion of the Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course, usually within the 4-week period following completion however dates are subject to health service facility availability.
Clinical placements are offered via an application process during the Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course.
You are enrolled when you have completed the full enrollment process:
completed an application (enrolment link sent on completion of Cunningham Centre Immunisation Course)
received written advice offering you a place to complete Optional Clinical Placement
accept your offer and pay all fees in full
received written confirmation of your finalised enrolment.
