Clinical placement information for allied health students

Students must complete all Queensland Health student placement orientation requirements as detailed on the Clinical Placements webpages prior to commencement of  a placement within a Queensland Health facility. Students will not be able to commence placement until their orientation is completed. Please visit the following web pages:

• Preparing for your clinical placement
• Documents for your clinical placement
• Required clinical placements
• COVID-19 during clinical placements

Students must present a completed and signed copy of the Student orientation checklist and any associated documentation to their education provider’s placement coordinator prior to the commencement of their placement. Students must also sign a new 'Student Deed Poll' for each placement you undertake within Queensland Health. A completed 'Student Deed Poll' should be provided to your Hospital and Health Service supervisor or other placement contact. You should also keep a copy for your records.

Allied health students wishing to undertake a clinical placement in a Queensland Government Hospital and Health Service will need to complete additional Allied Health Clinical Placement Training within iLearn; as well as the National Hand Hygiene Institute's Hand Hygiene and Infection Control modules prior to commencement of their placement.

The training reflects the National Safety and Quality Healthcare Service (NSQHS) Standards; and aims to facilitate the safe practice of students to support patient, student, and staff safety.

Allied Health Clinical Placement Training (iLearn course)

“Allied Health Clinical Placement Training” can be accessed here: Login - Queensland Health - iLearn

Please see the ‘Accessing iLearn ’ section for more information on how to register for iLearn. Once you are registered and logged into iLearn, search for “Allied Health Clinical Placement Training” in the iLearn course catalogue, enrol in the course, and commence your training.

Completion of this training will facilitate the early commencement of clinical learning on placements and ongoing placement provision by facilities.

Hand Hygiene and Infection Control

Allied Health students must complete the following two modules which can be accessed by logging into the National Hand Hygiene Institute.

1. Hand hygiene for clinical healthcare workers
2. Basics of infection prevention and control orientation

Please click here for instructions on how to register for the National Hand Hygiene Institute.

Record of Allied Health Student Training

Students should retain a copy of the completion certificates of each of the above courses, and record the date of completion on the Record of Allied Health Student Training.

Students must maintain their ‘Record of allied health student training’ including annual refreshers and site-specific orientation (see Step 3 below), with signatures and dates against completed training requirements.

The completed, signed and dated evidence record must be provided by the student to the clinical educator (or other nominated contact where a clinical education is not available) at each Queensland Government Hospital and Health Service placement site at the commencement of each placement.

Training topics are site specific and provided at the discretion of the clinical educator based on identified placement risks. When required, the training must be completed as directed by the Queensland Health clinical educator at the commencement of your placement and within the timeframes specified.

NB: General Evacuation Instructions (GEI) GEI must be completed for each site and is valid for 12 months from the date of completion.  GEI training is required on commencement of placement, but some sites may request that it be completed prior to placement via iLearn – this is facility specific. If a site requests this, students should confirm with their clinical educator (or other nominated contact where a clinical educator is not available) how the GEI can be accessed and completed online prior to commencement of placement.

The Allied Health mandatory training and some of the Student Deed mandatory training modules require access to iLearn.

Students are encouraged to apply for iLearn access as soon as they have been notified of their placement with the Queensland Health facility as iLearn registration can take up to three working days to be processed.

iLearn training

• Allied Health Clinical Placement Training

To access this training:

1. Register for iLearn and login
2. Once logged in, please follow this link - Homepage - Allied Health Clinical Placement Training

If you continue to experience technical errors or issues, or do not receive your login details within three business days, please contact the help desk on 1800 198 175.