Community Health Teaching and Research Project

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Community Health Teaching and Research Project

• Inner South Community Health Service

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Aims of ISCHS Research and Student Strategy

• A more streamlined student coordination approach
  tied in with the annual planning cycle
• Targeted student placements that add value to the
  university and ISCHS
• Increased capacity to participate in research and
  development in key areas
• Marketing ISCHS as an attractive employer for new
  graduates
• Increasing traineeships for new graduates

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Student Placement Framework
  Details ISCHS philosophy and procedures as they
relate to student placements.
Student placement planning that     Identifies
student numbers x discipline x research x program
area     Supports workforce strategic
priorities     Research priorities     Site
planning.  
Responsible for     ISCHS coordination    
Student Supervisor coordination and support    
Student coordination and support     Leadership
with annual planning, assessment and evaluation
and review processes     Student Placement
Policy     Membership includes HR, Senior
Practitioner, SDR, and site manager.    
A proactive approach to     Recruitment and
retention in the CH sector     Community
capacity building     Generating quality primary
health research     Linking research to student
placements  
ISCHS Student Placement Policy
ISCHS Student Support Group
ISCHS Workforce Development Research
Strategies
ISCHS Annual Planning  
University/TAFE partnerships
Policy advocacy
DHS Teaching CH Model
CHS Partnerships
Partnerships with other CHS/s to     Share
knowledge and resources     Strength position
with Uni/TAFEs     Develop collaborative
reasearch projects     Strengthen student peer
support     Strengthen student supervisor peer
support
Advocate at a local, state and federal level for
education and workforce policy that encourages
education and employment in disciplines of
workforce shortage, supports the social model of
health and supports the CHS sector to
competitively remunerate staff.
Formalised relationships with Unis/TAFEs to
encourage     Student placement planning    
Curriculum development     ISCHS organisational
development     Student Supervisor
training     Research priorities and
projects     Co-appointed Research Fellowship
  Participate in the development, implementation
and evaluation of the TCH model.
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Collate Program Requests             HRA
collates program requests.          
Recommendations go to Site Management Groups for
approval.           Feeds to SPG for
consideration against identified strategic
prioritise and endorsement
ISCHS Student Placement Partner
Institutions             SDR and SSG review
previous years placement partners.          
SDR audit Victorian tertiary courses to identify
other potential partners.           SSG identify
annual selected institutions.           SDR and
HRA formalise annual partnership with
institutions/s.    
Annual Program Student Placement
Planning             Within the annual program
planning process PMs identify student placements
per discipline per semester per site for the year
ahead.
Annual Student Placement Plan Developed          
   SSG confirm annual placement numbers by
discipline and by site.           HRA liases
with selected institutions inviting applications
for approved placements  
Annual Student Placement Review             SSG
review all years placements evaluations.        
   SSG suggest areas for review to MAC          
HRA facilitate review of internal
practices           SDR facilitate review of
existing selected institutions
ISCHS Student Placement Cycle
                                             
Student Placement Management             PM
identifies SS per potential placement.          
SS and PM interview prospective student
placements (where possible/required)          
Prospective students undergo police
check           Student placement contracts
signed by students, PMs and institution liaison
person.
Quarterly Student Placement Assessment           
  SSG assess individual student placement
evaluations           Review next quarters
placement plans and revises if required.  
Placement Evaluation             SS, Student, PM
and institution liaison person participate in
evaluation for each placement.           PM
feeds evaluation to HRA
PM Program Managers HRA- Human Resource
Adviser SSG- Student Support Group SS-
Student Supervisor SDR- Service Development
Research MAC Managers and Coordinators
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CYFP Allied Health Team Planning June 07 2006
 
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Partnerships with universities

• Clear roles and responsibilities regarding
  student selection, support and supervision
• A single point of contact for ISCHS and the uni
  for all aspects of fieldwork placement planning
  and administration (but not student supervision)
• ISCHS providing details of student quotas per
  discipline at least six months in advance
• ISCHS participating in the uni curriculum
  development and reviews

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Partnerships with universities

• ISCHS staff delivering guest lectures at the uni
• Uni providing Student Supervision courses to
  ISCHS staff at no cost
• ISCHS receiving financial remuneration for
  placements where possible
• Uni facilitating post-graduate students to
  participate in ISCHS research priorities
• A timeframe to trial arrangements and revise as
  required

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Partnerships

• Uni participating in ISCHS student related
  evaluations and reviews
• ISCHS hosting (first year) student agency visits
• ISCHS access to library and university e-library

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Past and present challenges

• Number of student requests for placement and
  ability to respond to requests
• Developing MOUs with key universities
• Keeping data on number of placements and the
  student experience
• Status in relation to the larger public health
  institutions and our bargaining power with
  universities (particularly in relation to RD)
• Resource issues

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Workforce Strategies

• Mental Health Team Grade 1 entrance
  opportunities
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
  and across Program areas
• Opportunities for observational/field/health
  promotion activities
• Difficulty recruiting RPNs and identified need
  to target nurses with an interest in mental
  health
• Difficulty recruiting Dental Assistants/Nurses
  but also difficult to support students with
  output based funding arrangements (TAFE).

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Where to?

• ISCHS aims to develop MOUs with 2-3 universities
  (and maybe a TAFE)
• We aim to ensure a reciprocal arrangement around
  research and development
• Monitor and evaluate the student experience and
  also the benefits to ISCHS
• Ensure students are aware community health and
  the social model of health

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Proposed Placements 07/08
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Proposed Placements 07/08
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Questions?
Contact details Rachael Young (HRM) Inner South
Community Health Service 96844223 ryoung_at_ischs.org
.au