Undergraduate Placement
We are happy to welcome students to NHW for their Undergraduate Clinical Practicum. We facilitate in excess of 250 students a year in a variety of programs and disciplines. We aim to provide each with a safe, valuable and enjoyable learning experience.
Following the link to either the Undergraduate Allied Health Program or Undergraduate Nursing Program will provide you with more specific information regarding your clinical practicum experience in our Pre-Placement Orientation Packages.
Students may be placed:
In any of our four inpatient ward areas:
- Ground West - General Medical, Medical Assessment and Planning Sub-Unit and Paediatrics
- Thomas Hogan Centre - Inpatient Rehabilitation and Geriatric Evaluation and Management
- One East - Midwifery and General Surgical Ward
- One West - Critical Care Unit
In Illoura - our off site residential aged care facility
In any of our Community Based Programs such as:
- Day Stay Procedure Unit
- Health Independence Programs
- Hospital in the Home/ Post Acute Care
- District Nursing Service
- Hospital Admission Risk Program
- Sub-Acute Ambulatory Care Services
- Community Health
Car parking is free in the hospital car park located in Dixon Street, immediately across the road from the health service.
Limited student accommodation is available on site. Further details about accommodation are located in the Pre-placement Orientation packages. Computer Access will be available to most students on arrival.
Most students have borrowing rights from our library.
Orientation
Students participate in a multi-disciplinary orientation program, which includes an introduction to the hospital and some of the basic, generic information for all staff and students at NHW. This usually takes place in the staff cafeteria at 0900 hours. The staff cafeteria can be easily located if you enter via the main entrance, walk through the foyer into the main corridor. Turn left and you will find the staff cafeteria on the right hand side immediately after the lifts.
Unless you hear otherwise from your learning organisation, this will be your meeting place on the first day of your placement Any rostering difficulties can be dealt with at this time.
It is essential that you bring your current Victorian or National Police Check with you on this day. Students presenting without a current Victorian or National Police Check are unable to participate in Clinical Placement at NHW and will be sent home.
You may find it helpful to speak with other students from your University who have completed clinical placements at NHW in the past. If so, you can contact your University Clinical Coordinator to organise this.
For general information about the Wangaratta Region please click here.
For some information you may find useful during your stay in Wangaratta click here.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Clincal Education Team