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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 2025.
Whether you have participated as an RN Preceptor in the program before or are new to hosting undergraduate nursing students, we encourage you to be involved so your skills, expertise, and invaluable insight into General Practice can be shared with undergraduate nursing students eager to be exposed to the specialty of General Practice.
For those that have previously participated, we cannot thank you enough for your continued support!
To be involved in the 2025 program you will need to submit your availability via the following link.
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 and like to visit new and existing practices 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 a GP Undergraduate Student Nursing Placement Program before or are new to taking nursing students we encourage you to be involved where your skills, expertise, and invaluable insight into General Practice can be provided to nursing students eager to be exposed to the specialty of General Practice.
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 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. Clinical placements in general practice are crucial for building competence and confidence in future healthcare practitioners.
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.
New preceptors are required to attend a Preceptor Training Workshop and experienced trainers a minimum once every two years. These workshop’s are provided at no cost to the RN/Practice.
The Practice must be accredited against RACGP guidelines.
Practices who host nursing students are paid a nominated fee per day per student for each placement day completed.
The GCPHN Clinical Placements team provide the practice with a prepopulated invoice that is completed by the RN at the end of the placement based upon the days attended by the student.
This is returned to the GCPHN Clinical Placements team and processed within a 5 to 8 week period with the practice receiving the funds for hosting a student after this time.
Prior to the commencement of a nursing student undertaking placement the student is required to follow these steps:
There is a range of potential opportunities for you to become involved in nursing education, and contributions are flexible in relation to individual preferences.
Types of Nursing Placements
You can choose to participate in all types of placements from either or both Universities. The placements that are currently available are:
Year 2 Student Nurse Undergraduates
Duration of placement: 2 to 4 weeks (this varies based upon type of placement and university)
Placement types: Chronic health, Community, Medical and Surgical
Year 3 Student Nurse Undergraduates
Duration of placement: 2 to 7 weeks (this varies based upon type of placement and university)
Placement types: Chronic health, Community, Clinical Decision Making
EN to RN Student Nurse Undergraduates
Duration of placement: 2 to 4 weeks (this varies based upon type of placement and university)
Placement types: Primary Care
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 2025.
Whether you have participated as an RN Preceptor in the program before or are new to hosting undergraduate nursing students, we encourage you to be involved so your skills, expertise, and invaluable insight into General Practice can be shared with undergraduate nursing students eager to be exposed to the specialty of General Practice.
For those that have previously participated, we cannot thank you enough for your continued support!
To be involved in the 2025 program you will need to submit your availability via the following link no later than Friday 1 November, 2024 .
RN Preceptor Onboarding Guide
Prior to being assigned nursing students, we require all RN Preceptor’s participating in the program watch the GCPHN RN Preceptor Onboarding Video that provides a comprehensive overview of the program and associated GP Supervisor requirements.
To do this go to:
Once you have watched the video, please complete the 2025 RN Preceptor Onboarding Video Confirmation form that can be found below. If student supervision is shared between RN Preceptor’s in the practice, all RN Preceptor’s will need to watch the video and complete the confirmation form individually.
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 assessable via your ANSAT practice specific login that will have been provided to you by Griffith School of Nursing and Midwifery or Southern Cross University specific to hosting nursing students with the PHN.
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.
RN preceptors that are new to the program will be required to attend a Preceptor Training Workshop prior to hosting students. Experienced preceptors will need to attend a workshop at least once every two years.
Some of the benefits of attending a RN Preceptor Workshop are:
Please see below Griffith and Southern Cross Universities RN Preceptor Workshop slides from 2023.
RN Preceptors Workshop – Learning outcomes and Evaluation Summary
SCU Professional Experience Placements
To find out more about our upcoming RN Preceptor workshops click here.
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