CL88 - Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

You are required to complete Professional Placements during the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics. During placement, you will work with patients/consumers at hospitals, clinics, or within the community. You must satisfy specific pre-placement health and safety checks prior to each placement and must disclose any condition that may put yourselves or the public at significant risk whilst on placement. You need to ensure that all immunisations as per the requirements of the placement provider are completed before you proceed on work placement.  Details of the compulsory pre-placement requirements are outlined in the 'CQUniversity Work Integrated Learning Mandatory Check Guide'. Since professional placements commence from Term 1 in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics course, you will need to address the pre-placement health and safety checks as soon as possible after you have accepted your letter of offer into this course.

You must satisfy specific security requirements prior to each placement, including a criminal history check, a working with children check and an NDIS worker screening clearance. You are required to disclose any condition that may put yourselves or the public, at significant risk whilst on placement. If you have a criminal history check disclosure prior to commencing the course or recorded in the duration of the course you are required to have your fitness for placement assessed. This is done on a case-by-case basis by the University or in conjunction with the placement provider or State Health Department (as appropriate). Where you have a criminal history identified prior to enrolment in the course, you may be required to apply for clearance through the applicable State Health Department to determine fitness for placement prior to enrolment in the course. You may be declared ineligible for placement based on the nature of the criminal history disclosure, the inability to perform required tasks, or if a risk is determined to clients, staff, or other partners.

Prior to placement you will also need to complete worksite preparation modules to ensure you are familiar with worksite codes of conduct and cultural competency frameworks. You must adhere to the privacy, confidentiality, and documentation requirements of each organisation.  As a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics student, you will be required to sign a 'Student Placement Declaration and Confidentiality Agreement' before you commence your professional placement program.  

During placement, students will be working with patients/consumers at hospitals, clinics, or within the community. Students must satisfy specific pre-placement health and safety checks prior to each placement and must disclose any condition that may put themselves or the public at significant risk whilst on placement. Students are required to ensure that all immunisations as per the requirements of the placement provider are completed before they proceed on work placement.  Details of the compulsory pre-placement requirements are outlined in the 'CQUniversity Work Integrated Learning Mandatory Check Guide.' Since professional placements commence from Term 1 in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics course, student should address the pre-placement health and safety checks as soon as possible after they have accepted their letter of offer into this course.

Students must satisfy specific security requirements prior to each placement, including a criminal history check, a working with children check and an NDIS worker screening clearance. Students must disclose any condition that may put themselves or the public, at significant risk whilst on placement. Students who have a criminal history check disclosure prior to commencing the course or recorded in the duration of the course are required to have their fitness for placement assessed on a case-by-case basis by the University or in conjunction with the placement provider or State Health Department (as appropriate). Where a student has a criminal history check prior to enrolment in the course, the student may be required to apply for clearance through the applicable State Health Department to determine fitness for placement prior to enrolment in the course. A student may be declared ineligible for placement based on the nature of the criminal history disclosure, the inability to perform required tasks, or if the student may be determined a risk to clients, staff, or other partners.

Students will also be required to complete worksite preparation modules to ensure students are familiar with worksite codes of conduct and cultural competency frameworks. Students must adhere to the privacy, confidentiality, and documentation requirements of each organisation.  Master of Nutrition and Dietetics students will be required to sign a 'Student Placement Declaration and Confidentiality Agreement' before they commence their professional placement program.