Public Health

Prior to placement, you must ensure you have:

1. Formally enrolled in the subject TM5571 Public Health Placement
2. Developed a learning contract to be endorsed by the subject coordinator and placement supervisor
3. Completed and submitted the form Approval to undertake public health placement
4. Completed a health and safety plan via RiskWare

Forms and supporting documents including the TM5571 Subject Outline will be provided to you by the subject coordinator.

The work you will be undertaking during your placement must be voluntary. It is not with your employer.

The placement must be public health related; it cannot be clinical practice.

You should not be undertaking any medical procedures as part of your placement.

Your placement must consist of 152 hours of voluntary work, which equates to four weeks of work at 38 hours per week.

These hours can be undertaken as a block or spread out over the semester, e.g. 15 hours a week for 10 weeks.

As a Public Health placement student, you are responsible for covering all costs associated with your placement, e.g. accommodation, travel expenses.

As a a Public Health placement student, it is your responsibility to ensure all pre-placement requirements (PPRs) are met. Please seek the advice of your placement coordinator or the Professional Experience Placement Unit to confirm the pre-placement information and resources related to other States, services and facilities.

The below documents contains vital information for all healthcare students about the responsibilities of both students and the University concerning professional experience placement.

Professional Experience Placement Procedures 

Procedure for Infectious Disease 

JCU Social Media Policy

JCU Student Conduct Policy

JCU Professional Experience Placement Requirements Procedure

JCU Review of a Student's Suitability to continue a Course involving Placement

JCU WHS - PRO-023 Infection Control Procedure

You are required to complete and submit the following mandatory Pre-Placement Requirements (PPRs):

• JCU WHS Module

• JCU PEP Student  Declaration
  • Please complete and sign the JCU Student PEP Declaration to confirm that you have read and understood the above listed Placement Procedures.
• JCU PEP Confidentiality Acknowledgement
  • It is recommended that students download Adobe Acrobat Reader to be able to fill/sign forms. This is a free program. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • In signing the Acknowledgement, you – the student – acknowledge that you have been instructed in the concept of patient, client and business confidentiality, and will respect clients’ confidentiality at all times, including during tutorials, lectures and discussions, both professional and private.

Please submit the completed JCU Student PEP Declaration and JCU Confidentiality Acknowledgement form to the Professional Experience Placement Unit

Queensland Health Pre-Placement Requirements

Queensland Health has recently updated its legal instruments and associated documents governing pre-entry clinical placements within its facilities. As part of these updates, all students must complete the required orientation before starting their clinical placement. You will not be permitted to commence your placement until all orientation requirements are fulfilled.

Please visit the following link to review all relevant guidelines and access necessary forms:
Queensland Health Pre-Placement Requirements

Mandatory Pre-Placement Requirements

Before the commencement of your placement, you must complete and/or provide evidence of the following:

1. Queensland Health iLearn Modules
2. Queensland Health Student Deed Poll
3. Queensland Health Student Orientation Checklist
4. Queensland Health Allied Health Student Training

What You Need to Do:

• Submit copies of all certificates and completed forms to the Professional Experience Placement Unit (PEPU) at healthplacements@jcu.edu.au
• Retain your Pre-Placement Requirements (PPR) documents in your Professional Placement Portfolio.