Scholarship schemes

Directive number: QH-HSD-048

Effective date: 21 May 2024

Review date: 21 May 2027

Supersedes: Version 1

On this page:

• Purpose
• Scope
• Principles
• Outcomes
• Mandatory requirements
• Human Rights
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander considerations
• Related or governing legislation, policy and agreements
• Supporting documents
• Business area contact
• Review
• Approval and implementation
• Definitions of terms used in this directive
• Version control

Purpose

To define the governance framework, and respective accountabilities and responsibilities across business units within the Department of Health (the Department) and Hospital and Health Services (HHSs), for the management of the:

• Queensland Health Allied Health Prosthetics and Orthotics Scholarship (QHAHPOS)

Scope

This directive applies to all Hospital and Health Services (HHSs) and Scholarship Schemes.

Principles

• The HHSs and the Department will work collaboratively to ensure any Scholarship Schemes are managed in line with their respective obligations under the QH Scholarship Schemes Health Service Directive (HSD) and the QH Scholarships Scheme Policy and Standard.
• The HHSs and the Department will work collaboratively to ensure Scholarship holders abide by the conditions of their individual contracts.
• The HHSs will place scholarship holders in employment positions to enable completion of Return of Service requirements in negotiation with the Department.
• The HHSs, the Department and Scholarship Holders will act with integrity and respect whilst undertaking and fulfilling their contractual obligations.
• Funding allocated for Scholarship Schemes are managed under the Financial Management Practice Manual Policy which promotes accountability, transparency and defensibility with a view to efficient, effective and economical use of public monies.

Outcomes

• Management of Scholarship Schemes will be effective, efficient and timely.
• Scholarship holders will be enabled to successfully complete their return of service obligations through placement in appropriate services and locations across HHSs.
• Requests for variations to contract obligations will be considered and actioned in line with the HSD Standard.
• Scholarship holder non-compliance with contract obligations will be promptly identified and appropriate remedial action taken.

Mandatory requirements

• Mandatory requirements for the Scholarship Schemes are documented in the supporting standard (QH-HSDIMP-048-1).

Human Rights

Human rights are not engaged by this Directive.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander considerations

The HHSs must consider any implications for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders in the management of this Directive.

Related or governing legislation, policy and agreements

• Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011
• Assisted Students (Enforcement of Obligations) Act 1951

Supporting documents

• Queensland Health Scholarship Schemes Health Service Directive Standard (QH-HSDIMP-048-1)

Business area contact

• Workforce Strategy Branch, Clinical Planning and Service Strategy Division, Department of Health.

Review

This Health Service Directive will be reviewed at least every three years.

Date of last review: 21 May 2024

Supersedes: Version 1

Approval and implementation

Directive Custodian

Assistant Deputy Director-General, Workforce Strategy Branch, Clinical Planning and Service Strategy Division, Department of Health

Approval by Chief Executive

Director-General, Queensland Health

Approval date: 21 May 2024

Issued under section 47 of the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011.

Definitions of terms used in this directive

Version control