Important Clinical Information
Dear Students,
As part of your course assessment you are required to attend Clinical Placements in various health facility
settings. To participate, the Ministry of Health requires all students to satisfy several verification items.
If you do not meet Ministry of Health Requirements, you will not be permitted to attend your clinical
placement, putting you at risk of failing your clinical placement and subsequently your subject.
To be ready for your assessments in time you must commence immediately on the following items. Please
ensure that you familise yourself with the UNurse Guide (http://www.uts.edu.au/currentstudents/health/clinical-practice/clinical-placement-locations/clinical-verifications) that contains all the
information required for clinical, there is an expectation that you have read this guide. Please also refer to UTS
Online CLINICAL site for further information and clinical placement information.
Take this letter to your doctor. We encourage you to make an appointment at the UTS medical centre, City
Campus (PH: 02 9514 1177).
https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/support/health-and-wellbeing/medical-service.
VACCINATION RECORD CARD
All vaccinations and immunisations must be recorded on a Vaccination Record Card with:
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vaccination name
batch numbers
dates of vaccination.
Get your vaccination card at the Clinical Practice Unit (CPU) at Kuring Gai campus in Building 5, Level 3 or UTS
Student Centre building 10, level 2, City campus.
KEY DATES
DEADLINE
Before
31 Jan 2015
Before
31 Jan 2015
Before
31 Jan 2015
REQUIREMENT
Apply for your National Criminal Record Check
 International students must apply for Australian Federal Police Check (AFP), these
checks can be applied for online: http://www.afp.gov.au/en/what-we-do/policechecks/national-police-checks.aspx
 Local students need to only apply for NSW Police Force Check:
https://npcoapr.police.nsw.gov.au/aspx/dataentry/Introduction.aspx
Local students need to apply online with the above link, but the lodgement process will
not begin until the student has attended a local police station to have their
identification documents verified.
Apply for your Working With Children check (WWCC)
 This application is free and can be done online (please select ‘volunteer’ option):
http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/Working-with-children/working-with-childrencheck
 Following the application, you will have to present the application number to the RMS
and have your ID verified. The application will not be complete until you have done so.
Find a location at:
http://www.service.nsw.gov.au/service-centre
*It is your responsibility to keep a record of this WWCC number and to take with you on the first
day of placement.
Visit a doctor or Vaccine Provider to receive your first immunisation doses
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Record doses on the vaccination card with the details listed above.
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Before
28 Feb 2015
Before
28 Feb 2015
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Ensure each entry is signed & stamped by a doctor.
The Ministry of Health policy requires the below vaccinations as a minimum to
commence clinical placement – you cannot attend your first clinical placement without
them:
o dTpa: Adult single dose
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o Hepatitis B: 1 dose (OR have the vaccination details transcribed in the
Vaccination Record Card)
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o MMR: 1 dose OR positive serology
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o Varicella: 1 dose OR positive serology
Visit a doctor to receive your second immunisation doses
 Record doses on the vaccination card with details listed above
 Ensure each entry is signed & stamped by a doctor.
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o Hepatitis B: 2 dose (if required)
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o MMR: 2 dose (if required)
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o Varicella: 2 dose (if required)
*If required: proceed to TB screening and immunisation.
 You need to start this process if you are born or have lived more than 3 months
(cumulative) in any of the listed countries shaded in dark blue from the list below:
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/infectious/tuberculosis/documents/countriesincidence.pdf
**Do not commence TB screening prior to the vaccination process as it cannot be done in the
4 weeks prior to having live viral vaccines (such as MMR and Varicella).
 Students who require TB screening must attend a NSW Health chest clinic in their local
health district of their residence. These clinics are often busy and it is recommended
that an appointment be made for a time after you have completed your MMR &
Varicella doses as per the above. Chest clinic locations can be found at:
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/tuberculosis/Pages/chest-clinics.aspx
MARCH 16 –
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APRIL 10
BULK
COMPLIANCE
SESSIONS
All students need to attend a Bulk Compliance session and present all of the above mentioned
documents.
Before
31 May 2015
Visit a doctor or vaccine provider to receive your final dose of immunisation
 Record dose on the vaccination card with the details listed above, signed and stamped
by a doctor
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o Hepatitis B: 3 dose (if required)
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**This can only be given a minimum of 4 months from the 1 dose
Before
30 June 2015
Visit a doctor or vaccine provider to have a serology test for Hepatitis B immunisation
 Record dose on the vaccination card with the details listed above, signed and
stamped by a doctor
o Hepatitis B: final vaccination serology (if required)
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BEFORE 31 JULY
- FOLLOW UP
COMPLIANCE
CHECKING
All students made “temporary compliant” at the Bulk Compliance sessions will need to have
outstanding documents and vaccinations completed by the end of the Autumn semester.
Students can attend Follow up Bulk Compliance sessions at South Eastern Sydney Local health
District facilities at the locations, dates and time listed on UTSOnline under the COMPLIANCE
SESSIONS tab.
For further information regarding student verification:
www.heti.nsw.gov.au/verification
http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2011/pdf/pd2011_005.pdf
UTSOnline in the Clinical Forum, under COMPLIANCE DOCs tabs
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