Professional Visits

All requests from health professionals, both domestically and internationally that submit a request to undertake a work or observational placement/visit i.e. a 'professional visit', and who are currently not enrolled in a recognised tertiary course, must contact the relevant Discipline Director at the respective health facility to ascertain if a placement is possible. It will be the responsibility of the relevant discipline to coordinate the screening checks required, that apply to both students and employees of NSW Health.

If the professional visit is to occur during the annual influenza season (1 June to 30 September), then the Australian influenza vaccination is MANDATORY. The annual influenza vaccination is usually available from pharmacies, general practitioners and medical centres from early-March; but it is the responsibility of the health professional to ensure that it is the new influenza vaccination for that calendar year that I administered and not old stock from the previous year.

For further information and to clarify what is required to be supplied prior to commencement please contact the SLHD Clinical Placement Unit slhd-cpu@health.nsw.gov.au