This unit is the third of three (3) clinical placement units within the Bachelor of Paramedicine course, where you will apply clinical knowledge, reasoning and practical skills at a graduate level in the clinical environment, engaging in structured reflective practice and consolidating skills and knowledge acquired over the course of the degree. You will complete a placement of a minimum of 200 hours (rostered across six weeks) applying a defined scope of practice under supervision. Placement activities focus on clinical judgement and decision-making to support your increasingly independent practice, ensuring you are adequately prepared for entry into a graduate internship program.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Student feedback

During placement, students received support and welfare calls to ensure wellbeing. Students expressed appreciation for these calls.

Continue to make support and welfare calls to students on receipt of both absence notifications and notifications from a placement provider that the student has been involved in a challenging response.

Feedback from Student feedback

Some action-focused students found that reflecting on their placement experiences took them out of their comfort zone.

Further develop student expectations of reflective learning building long-term value from the placement experience, enabling them to develop self-improvement actions for a lifelong learning mindset.

Feedback from SUTE Feedback

Some students recommended tailoring communication techniques to student preferences

Ensure that students are aware of the multiple methods of communications and the full range of benefits of the Drop In sessions.