Student Placements
At Grampians Health, we are passionate about supporting the future allied health workforce through authentic, high-quality learning experiences. Student placements provide valuable opportunities to develop clinical knowledge, build practical skills, and gain insight into delivering healthcare across a diverse regional health service.
We offer student placements across our campuses in:
- Ballarat
- Horsham
- Stawell
These opportunities help students learn alongside experienced clinicians while contributing to patient-centred care in regional Victoria.
For students
For students with upcoming placements at Grampians Health
We look forward to hosting you at Grampians Health.
We take pride in providing high-quality student placements that support the future allied health workforce. An important part of this is ensuring students have the opportunity to demonstrate their capability in line with the required professional and performance standards.
Before commencing your placement, please ensure you have completed the following:
- Read the Allied Health Student Placement Orientation Manual provided to your university or training provider.
- Ensure you have the contact details for the student placement coordinator within your discipline.
- Contact your student placement coordinator at least two weeks before your placement commences if you have not otherwise heard from them.
- Abide by all Grampians Health policies and procedures while on placement at Grampians Health.
Accommodation
Information about accommodation options within Grampians Health can be found on our Accommodation page.
Explore the Grampians region
We encourage all students to take the opportunity to explore the communities across the Grampians region during their placement.
To learn more about the towns and region, please visit the following websites:
New student enquiries
Student placement enquiries can only be submitted by your university or training provider.
If you are interested in undertaking a placement with Grampians Health, please contact your university or training provider and ask them to liaise with our team on your behalf regarding placement opportunities across our campuses.
For universities and training providers
For enquiries regarding student placements in the following disciplines, please contact alliedhealtheducation@gh.org.au:
- Allied Health Assistance
- Dietetics
- Exercise Physiology
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Social Work
- Speech Pathology
We welcome partnerships with universities and training providers that support the development of a skilled, capable and compassionate future health workforce.
All student placements at Grampians Health are administered through PlaceRight and managed in accordance with the relevant student placement governance requirements, policies and procedures published by the Victorian Department of Health. Universities and training providers are required to meet all applicable placement administration, compliance and onboarding requirements to support a safe, high-quality learning experience for students and the communities we serve.