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    • Clinical Supervisor Support Program - UniSA

      Professional, clinical and field placements in metropolitan and rural areas are a core and essential element of nursing, midwifery, and allied health programs offered by Clinical and Health Sciences at the University of South Australia. We aim to support and acknowledge student placement supervisors who regularly supervise students as part of their professional role.

      We are offering a Clinical Supervisor Support Program designed to support supervisors who frequently and regularly supervise UniSA students. The elements of the program are (depending on supervision volume)

      • Access to the UniSA library and databases
      • Access to discipline specific placement induction programs
      • Fee reduction for the Professional Certificate in Practice Education

      The Clinical Supervisor Support Program has two levels – Supporter and Partner.  Each level has specific criteria which need to be met.

      Your eligibility is based on either the number of students supervised in the preceding year or the total hours of supervision provided.  Access the following link to find out more information and lodge an application for the Clinical Supervisor Support Program  

      If you are considering further study in clinical education UniSA offers the Professional Certificate in Clinical Education 



    • Clinical Facilitation: Essential Skills and Principles - University of Melbourne

      Developed by the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia and New Zealand), the "Clinical Facilitation: Essential Skills and Principles" short course is tailored to empower healthcare professionals seeking to elevate their clinical facilitation skills. Whether you're an experienced clinical facilitator or embarking on your educational journey, this course is designed to equip you with the tools needed to excel in this critical role.

      This course is ideal for anyone who is involved in teaching or mentoring preregistration nursing and midwifery students within the clinical environment and includes healthcare professionals, clinical facilitators, clinical educators, and preceptors. Whether you work in a hospital, clinic, or academic setting, these fundamental skills and principles are universally applicable. They will empower you to provide high-quality quality, effective clinical facilitation to students.

      By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

      1. Understand the dimensions of regulatory requirements and key stakeholders for the nursing and midwifery profession and how they apply to clinical facilitation.
      2. Identify the roles and responsibilities of a clinical facilitator and consider how certain behaviours can impact a student's PEP experience.
      3. Recognise the influence of various adult learning principles for clinical facilitation and identify a range of teaching methods to support students during PEP
      4. Explore a range of skills that clinical facilitators can utilise during PEP to effectively facilitate students.
      5. Outline the components of assessment of student learning during PEP including strategies to support underperforming students.
      6. Identify the practical strategies to provide timely, effective and individualised feedback to enhance student learning.
      7. Understand the importance of the Clinical Reasoning Cycle in relation to reflective practice, critical thinking and professional development.
      8. Understand the social, psychosocial, economic, physical and cognitive factors that influence student and clinical facilitator wellbeing

      Learn more: Clinical Facilitation: Essential Skills and Principles

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