About Us

The SLHD Clinical Placement Unit is part of Sydney Education.

We offer clinical placements at hospitals and community health centres within Sydney Local Health District including RPA, Concord, Canterbury and Balmain Hospitals. Sydney Local Health District is known for being one of the largest providers of clinical placements of any public health organisation in the country.

The SLHD Clinical Placement Unit is here to assist and ensure, that you meet all of the mandatory verification requirements, in order to attend a placement within any publicly funded NSW Health facility, or facilities that utilise ClinConnect.

The Unit;

1. Reviews education provider requests for clinical placements across Sydney Local Health District
   
   
2. Completes compliance checks to ensure students, clinical facilitators and other health professionals as required are verified to attend clinical placements and meet NSW Health policy guidelines; currently the SLHD Clinical Placement Unit screens and verifies approximately 18% of all students attending a clinical or non-clinical placement, that are enrolled in any health related degree, in NSW.
   
   
3. Provides training and support to district staff in the use of ClinConnect and advice on other clinical placement issues
   
   
4. Acts as a central point of contact for district staff and education providers regarding student clinical placements
   
   
5. Liaises with education providers and district staff to facilitate equitable access to clinical placement opportunities including work experience
   
   
6. Monitors and reports on clinical placement demand, capacity and utilisation
   
   
7. Implements policy directives from the NSW Ministry of Health and SLHD Executive relevant to clinical placements
   
   
8. Coordinates, manages, and approves all nursing clinical placements within all SLHD facilities.

Our Team:

Duane Keys

Contact Us:

Email: slhd-cpu@health.nsw.gov.au