We welcome students into the Community and Oral Health
We understand the provision of quality student placements is essential to workforce sustainability through engaging student in the application of contemporary clinical practice and enhancing partnership with education providers.
We hope you enjoy your placement with us and that you are able to find meaningful experiences for your professional career. Please take the time to complete our evaluation on completion of your placement. 
Students scan or hyperlink to the student evaluation https://metronorth.citizenspace.com/ciss/3789fdaf
Protocols for use of ‘Aboriginal’ and ‘Torres Strait Islander’
This information sheet provides a guide for Queensland Health
staff on using the terms 'Aboriginal' and 'Torres Strait Islander'.
New Students
All students working within Community & Oral Health are to complete within 2 days of commencing placement. A refresher is required every 12 months, that is, if you come back on placement. This is a legislated requirement, nurses are required to escalate suspected elder abuse within 24 hours to their line manager.
Instructions
1. View the Elder Abuse Training Video
2. Read the fact sheet (found in workbook)
3. Complete the training record and answer the questions using (the form is in workbook)
4. Show the completed form to your facilitator for signing. We are legislated to ensure you have this training.
For additional information and resources on Elder Abuse visit https://www.communities.qld.gov.au/campaign/theres-no-excuse-elder-abuse
CAUTION Some viewers may find the following Elder Abuse video distressing as it may trigger previous personal or professional experiences. Immediate or future support is available should you require it, from the Metro North anonymous Employee Assistance Service: Benestar 1300 360 364
Community and Oral Health welcomes enquiries from education providers about allied health students wishing to undertake clinical student placements within the service. For more information, including pre-placement requirements, see the procedure below or contact the Allied Health Educator christine.saxby@health.qld.gov.au
Allied Health Student Placement Procedure - see link below
Allied Health Student Training: A guide for students - see link below
Allied Health Student Placement Training Requirements - see link below
Evidence Record of Allied Health Student Training - see link below
Student vaccination requirements - see Student Vaccination Requirements
Student education & resources https://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/metronorth/allied-health/learning/student-education
Community and Oral Health welcomes postgraduate students on placement. The Diabetes Services within Community and Oral Health provide Diabetes Management & Education (DME) post graduate clinical placements for students undertaking the 40 hour placement requirement. Tertiary education providers interested in arranging DME placements within Community and Oral Health, please contact the placement educators via email COH-Clinical-Placements@health.qld.gov.au
Please note, all placements are negotiated between the Tertiary Placement Coordinator and Community and Oral Health Educators. Students are not to individually negotiate or renegotiate placements directly with the supervising clinician or individual work unit.
Home Visiting Safety: Staying Safe & Aware on the Job https://youtu.be/kL3r_3N_Qek
Leaving to Return: A Safe Day in the Life of a Public Health Field Worker https://youtu.be/6nVATotySgM
Aggression and violence against health workers. It's never OK https://youtu.be/0nUjbFGOKNg
Occupational Violence and Aggression https://youtu.be/PaL1fkkQHlA
Patient Handling Guidelines – Introduction, Scope, How to use these guidelines:
PART A
Patient Handling Guidelines - Part A Sections 1-3
Patient Handling Guidelines - Part A Sections 4-7
PART B
Patient Handling Guidelines - Part B Sections 1-5
Patient Handling Guidelines - Part B Sections 6-7
Introduction - Medical Terminology at a glance
Medical terminology is like learning a new language. Basic rules for building terms will help you both build and translate many different words. You must be able to build words from their parts. Like piecing together a puzzle. The longest medical word can simply be broken down into components.
Understanding Medical Terms
It is impossible to memorise all of the thousands of medical terms. You can distinguish the meaning of many different words by analysing the word parts. It is a good idea to source a medical terminology dictionary, Australian (British English) language.
Or bookmark sites such as Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary
