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Griffith University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Southern Cross University and the GCPHN Clinical Placements team warmly extends this invitation to you and welcomes your participation in the General Practice Nursing Student Placement Program.
Whether you have hosted undergraduate students before or are new to the program, we warmly encourage you to take part. Your skills, experience, and genuine insight into general practice provide students with the meaningful exposure they’re seeking in this specialty.
We sincerely thank all RN Preceptors who have participated in previous years. Your continued support is greatly valued.
To take part in the program this year, please submit your availability via the link below.
Once our team receives your availability, we will be in contact via email for you to complete the final steps required to become a RN Preceptor for the program.
The Clinical Placements team like to visit the new and existing practices investing their time and invaluable knowledge into the program as part of the onboarding process.
To schedule a practice, visit at any time throughout the placement year, please contact our team so that we can organise this with you.
RN’s taking students generally find it a very rewarding experience as it’s:
Whether you have participated in the program previously or are new to hosting undergraduate nursing students, we warmly encourage you to participate. Your skills, knowledge, and insight into general practice provide students with a meaningful and inspiring learning experience in this specialty.
GP Clinical Placements for undergraduate nursing students provide students the opportunity to work in real healthcare settings, under the supervision of qualified Registered Nurse Preceptors. The aim is to give students a hands-on experience and exposure to real patient care, allowing them to apply their theoretical knowledge in a practical setting and develop essential clinical skills.
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia guidelines require nursing students to have direct supervision by a Registered Nurse. The supervision of students can be shared between practice nurses.
Prior to being assigned nursing students, all RN Preceptor’s participating in the program are required to complete the mandatory GCPHN RN Preceptor Onboarding Guide that provides a comprehensive overview of the program and RN Preceptor requirements and responsibilities.
 Griffith University Year 2 & 3 Nursing students undertake 2 to 4 week placements with courses focusing on a variety of areas including:
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 Southern Cross University Year 1 & 2 Nursing students undertake 3 week placements with courses focusing on a variety of areas including:
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Further information detailing the learning objectives for each of the areas above can be found via the following links:
If you’re interested in participating this year, please share your availability through the link below:
For any enquiries about our Nursing Student Placement Program, please contact us on 07 5612 5402.
All RN Preceptors participating in the program are required to watch the GCPHN RN Preceptor Onboarding Guide, which provides an overview of the program and outlines GP Supervisor responsibilities.
To do this go to:
Once you have watched the video, please complete the 2026 RN Preceptor Onboarding Video Confirmation form that can be found below.
GCPHN RN Preceptor Onboarding Confirmation Form
Upon completion of the above steps, we will then commence the process of allocating students.
We look forward to having you and your team on the program and are grateful for your support, it is the valuable investment from RN Preceptors and practices such as yours that enables and supports the development of the nursing workforce of the future.
Completing the ANSAT via SONIA is a top priority for Preceptors and students, as these discussions play an important role in the students training. As this gives both the Preceptor and student the opportunity to discuss the performance ratings and learning outcomes.
Instructions on how to complete the ANSAT are accessible via your ANSAT practice specific login that will have been provided to you by Griffith School of Nursing and Midwifery or Southern Cross University.
Please follow the Scope of Practice accessible via SONIA or contact the Clinical Placement Coordinator for clarification or to raise any concerns or questions you may have pertaining to the student.
The Clinical Placements team at the GCPHN are always here to assist where able in relation to nursing student placements. Our team can be contacted Monday to Friday.
To further assist you with hosting students, the clinical placements team provide face to face visits with new and existing practices. If you would like a us to schedule a visit, please contact our team on the below:
Email: clinicalplacements@gcphn.com.au
Phone: 07 5612 5402
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