Clinical Placement

Why Choose ProMED Tasmania for Placement?

During a placement with ProMED Tasmania, you’ll have the opportunity to:

✔️ Work alongside paramedics, nurses, and experienced first aid/medical responders
✔️ See a mix of presentations – from cuts, sprains, and dehydration through to more serious illness and injury
✔️ Build your confidence in assessment, communication, and documentation
✔️ Get a feel for how event medical services actually run behind the scenes
✔️ Be part of a friendly, down-to-earth team that’s happy to teach and answer questions

You’re here to learn – we know that. We’ll support you, explain things as we go, and make sure you’re never asked to do something outside your scope or training.

What You Can Expect on Placement

Depending on the event and your level of training, your placement could include:

✔️ On-ground event coverage
Being part of the medical team at festivals, sporting events, community events and more.

✔️ Clinical observation & hands-on practice
Helping with patient assessments, management, vital signs, documentation, and handovers – always under supervision and within your agreed scope.

✔️ Practical “real world” skills
Assisting with equipment and kit checks, restocking, infection control, and pack up at the end of the day.

✔️ Communication & teamwork
Working with a mixed team of clinicians, event organisers, security, and sometimes external emergency services.

You’ll always be supervised, and we’ll clearly explain what you can and can’t do on day one.

Placement Requirements

To undertake a clinical placement with ProMED Tasmania, students are required to:

• Be currently enrolled in HLT41120 Certificate IV in Health Care or HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care
• Have a formal placement agreement in place between ProMED Tasmania and your educational institution
• Hold a current HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certificate
• Hold a current HLTAID011 Provide First Aid certificate
• Provide evidence of required vaccinations/immunisations:
  • Hepatitis B
  • Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
  • Pertussis, Diphtheria & Tetanus (dTpa)
  • Varicella (Chickenpox)
  • Influenza
• Hold a current Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) card
• Agree to and follow all ProMED Tasmania policies, procedures and guidelines

How to Apply

If you are interested in completing a clinical placement with ProMED Tasmania:

1. Speak with your educational institution
   Confirm that a placement with ProMED Tasmania is suitable for your course and meets your placement requirements.
2. Submit a Clinical Placement Request Form
   Complete our Clinical Placement Request Form
3. Placement review & confirmation
   We will review your request, confirm availability, and work with your education provider to finalise the placement agreement if a suitable opportunity is available.