Nursing and Midwifery Regional, Rural and Remote Student Placement Allowance

We want more students to experience working in our regional, rural or remote areas and have the opportunity to gain a wide range of practical skills.

To help, we’re offering a $5,000 one-off allowance to eligible nursing and midwifery students because we know doing placements away from home can cost more.

The allowance is available from 1 January 2024 for 4 years, for about 1,000 students each year.

What you’ll experience

When you do your clinical placement in regional, rural and remote health care, you’ll find unique opportunities and experiences that you won’t find anywhere else.

You’ll work in a diverse and supportive environment that encourages community engagement. You’ll care for people with a variety of acute, primary, and chronic conditions and make a real difference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Making meaningful connections in these communities will help you grow, connect, learn, and create life changing experiences that will shape your future career.

Eligibility

You can apply for the allowance if you’re:

• enrolled with an Australian education provider that has a current Student Placement Deed and Deed of Variation with Queensland Health
• a Queensland resident, including international students for the purpose of study
• in the final stage or year of your pre-registration nursing or midwifery studies.

You can only receive the allowance once.

Your placement must also be:

This program will be continually reviewed for quality and assurance purposes.

How to apply
Before your placement

You must submit the following forms 6 weeks before your placement.

After your placement

You must attend and complete your placement before submitting your payment form.

We’ll review your form and pay the allowance into your nominated bank account within 7 days.

Work opportunities

Our regional, rural and remote communities need nurses and midwifes. We want to provide a clinical placement experience that inspires you to look for ongoing opportunities so you stay on after your placement finishes.

We also offer other payments and benefits as part of our workforce attraction incentive scheme . This includes bonus payments for each year of service.

Guideline

Read the Nursing and Midwifery Regional, Rural and Remote Student Placement Allowance Guideline [PDF 237.53 KB] if you’d like to know more about the allowance.

If you’ve got any questions about the allowance or how to apply, you can email [email protected] .