Three Rivers DRH Outreach Visit Support Scheme
Purpose
This support scheme will assist health discipline students with the costs involved when attending Outreach Visits as part of their clinical placement.
Three Rivers DRH define an Outreach Visit as an occasion during a clinical placement where the agency/service requires the student to accompany their placement supervisor away from the primary location of the placement to provide off-site clinical services, and overnight accommodation is required as part of this clinical service. This funding can be received in conjunction with and, in addition to, other Three Rivers student supports (subject to eligibility).
If your placement does not include Outreach you should consider other types of Three Rivers DRH placement supports i.e. the Three Rivers DRH Subsidised Placement Accommodation, the Three Rivers DRH Travel Support Scheme (non-Charles Sturt students only) and the Three Rivers DRH Placement Grant (Charles Sturt students only).
Eligible students can apply for up to $180 per night of Outreach. This financial support is provided to cover both accommodation and meal allowance. Three Rivers DRH will not meet any costs incurred over and above this amount. Evidence of the requirement to attend Outreach Visits must be supplied by the agency/service where you are attending placement. The Outreach Visit Support is limited to a maximum of 4 nights per student per placement.
You do not need to provide Three Rivers with receipts for the costs incurred for accommodation and meals while attending Outreach.
If your application is successful, payment will be made via bank transfer and may take up to 6 weeks to be issued following receipt of all required documentation.
Four final-year speech pathology students undertook their final eight-week placement with Marathon Health in Dubbo. The students were part of Outreach to Young, Boorowa, Parkes, Narromine, Walgett and Lightning Ridge. They had cultural awareness training and visited clients at home, in workplaces, schools and group homes, as well as using telehealth to provide services. They undertook Outreach visits supported by funding from Three Rivers DRH and realised the importance of Outreach as clients have limited/no access to these services.
Eligibility criteria
Students should meet the below-listed criteria when applying for Three Rivers DRH Outreach Visit Support Scheme. The parameters around the eligibility criteria are aligned with those established by the Australian Government as part of the Three Rivers DRH funding agreement.
1. Students are to be Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens, or permanent residents of Australia (including the holder of an Australian permanent visa).
2. Students are to be attending university as a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) student. A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is an enrolment subsidised by the Australian Government. Not all enrolments are CSPs.
Verification of CSP:
- For Charles Sturt students Three Rivers will verify your CSP from university records.
- For students from other universities, you will be required to provide a copy of your Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) confirming your enrolment as a CSP. Uploading this evidence forms part of the application process.
3. Students are to be enrolled in a recognised health profession course at an undergraduate or postgraduate level with a registered Australian University.
Eligible disciplines are: Aboriginal health work, audiology, chiropractic, dentistry, dietetics/nutrition, exercise physiology, medical laboratory science (pathology), midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, orthoptics, orthotics and prosthetics, oral health, osteopathy, paramedicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology, medical radiation sciences (including diagnostic radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and molecular imaging), social work, sonography, speech pathology. Please note that not all courses are not included in our funding scope.
4. The placement being applied for must be organised and confirmed by the relevant Registered Australian University.
5. The primary location/address of the placement is to be within the Three Rivers DRH footprint. As required by the agency/service, the Outreach component of the placement may be undertaken outside the Three Rivers DRH footprint.
6. Placement duration must be a minimum of 2 weeks (10 days consecutive at 80% of full-time equivalent placement days).
7. It is a requirement of the agency/service where you are attending placement for you to stay overnight to provide off-site clinical services as part of the Outreach. Maximum of 4 Outreach nights provided per student per placement.
8. Students need to be travelling 80km or more (one way) to the Outreach Visit location from:
- place of residence during university session
- home address
- primary location of placement/address of the agency where the placement is being undertaken.
9. Applications must be submitted before the completion date of the placement. Applications submitted after the completion date of the placement will not be accepted.
10. For Charles Sturt University students, Three Rivers DRH will verify your placement details from university records. Students from universities other than Charles Sturt must supply written evidence of their confirmed placement. Uploading this evidence forms part of the Outreach application process.
This evidence must include:
- Student name
- Name of the university/on university letterhead
- Student course enrolment
- Placement subject
- Placement location (name and address of placement provider)
- Placement dates
- Placement duration (number of days)
- Confirmation of placement.
Please note screenshots from your university placement portal are not acceptable as evidence of placement. Evidence must be in the form of a letter from your university, as outlined above. The provision of insufficient placement evidence will cause delays in processing your application.
11. Students must submit evidence of the requirement to attend the Outreach Visit. Attendance at the Outreach Visit must be confirmed by the agency/service where you are attending placement. Following your online application, you will be emailed a Confirmation of Outreach form. Send this completed form to Three Rivers DRH following the completion of the Outreach Visit and within 4 weeks of the placement's completion date.
12. Payment of the Outreach Visit will be made following completion of the outreach component of the clinical placement and after Three Rivers DRH has received the completed and signed copy of the Confirmation of Outreach form.
If you are a Charles Sturt University student:
- The grant is payable by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the personal bank account you registered with Charles Sturt University.
- Students can register bank details with Charles Sturt University on the Student Administration website by going to personal details to enter or change bank details.
- Your application will not be processed if your bank details have not been registered.
If you are not a Charles Sturt student:
- Payment is by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the personal bank account you have included in your application. Charles Sturt University Finance Department payment terms are 30 days.
13. Three Rivers DRH receives a high volume of applications for grants. Meeting the eligibility criteria may not guarantee access to the Outreach Visit Support Scheme. Early applications are encouraged.
Terms and conditions
By applying and accepting Three Rivers DRH student support, you agree to:
- fulfil all requirements as set out in these guidelines
- consent to Three Rivers DRH staff accessing the information provided or your student records for the purposes of assessing and administering the support
- provide any change of individual circumstances or changes to the placement in writing to Three Rivers DRH ThreeRiversDRH@csu.edu.au
- provide information and participate in surveys for promotional purposes, and review of Three Rivers DRH student supports
- Three Rivers DRH and/or another Charles Sturt University department reserving the right to undertake audits of your student records to ensure compliance with these guidelines.
Privacy statement
The personal information you have provided in your application is managed in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and Charles Sturt University’s Privacy Management Plan. The information will be used by authorised staff for the purpose for which it was collected and will be protected against unauthorised access and use. Your personal information will not otherwise be made available to any other person or organisation for any other purpose without your consent except where Charles Sturt University may be legally required to do so.