InPlace and NSW Health ClinConnect Compliance

In addition to completing University of Tasmania compliance requirements, prior to undertaking any Professional Experience Placement (PEP) in NSW, all students must complete NSW Health Compliance requirements and be verified in their placement management system, ClinConnect.

NSW Health ClinConnect verification is separate to the University of Tasmania requirements. Therefore, students will need to submit specific compliance documents to both the University and NSW Health. Students will be advised by the NSW PEP Team when their compliance documentation is ready to be submitted to the ClinConnect Coordinator.

There are two components to NSW Health ClinConnect Compliance. These are:

General Compliance

NSW Health Code of Conduct
National Police Certificate (and ESRU clearance if offenses are listed on your police certificate)
100 point ID checklist (medical laboratory students only)
NSW Heath Pathology Privacy Undertaking Form for Employee/Contractor (medical laboratory students only)

and

Health Protection Status (Immunisation Compliance)

NSW Health Tuberculosis (TB) Assessment Tool
NSW Health Appendix 6: Student Undertaking/Declaration
NSW Health Attachment 1: BBV student declaration (Paramedic and Laboratory Medicine students only)
NSW Health Vaccination Record Card for Health Care Workers and Students
NSW Health Appendix 9: Hepatitis B Vaccination Declaration (if required)
Australian Government COVID-19 vaccine records (either Medicare Immunisation Statement or COVID-19 Digital Certificate

University of Tasmania compliance can be checked at any time by logging in to InPlace. NSW Health ClinConnect verification can be monitored within InPlace by viewing the compliance item: NSW Health ClinConnect Status.

NSW Health ClinConnect Status is view only for students. This compliance item is updated weekly via a direct data import between ClinConnect and InPlace on a Friday. (First year students note: this item will only become active after Study Period One census date).

Once students have met University of Tasmania compliance requirements, they will be advised of how to meet NSW Health ClinConnect verification.

There are three levels of NSW Health ClinConnect Compliance status:

NSW Health ClinConnect Status: Compliant

Students have met all NSW Health compliance requirements and will only need to update their ClinConnect status when nearing expiry.

InPlace view:

NSW Health ClinConnect Status: Temporary Compliant

Students have presented their national police certificate, NSW Health Code of Conduct, and the minimum vaccination record requirements to NSW Health, but still need to complete either Hepatitis B vaccinations and serology and/or TB screening.

Temporary compliance lasts for six months, and NSW Health only grants this once to first year students. Please note:

Nursing students (including Child and Family Health students) may attend first year placement with NSW Health Temporary Compliance if their temporary status expires after the end of placement and all University of Tasmania mandatory compliance requirements have been met. However, outstanding requirements will need to be completed to be eligible to attend second year placements as scheduled
Medical laboratory students may attend their placement if their temporary status expires after the end of placement and all University of Tasmania mandatory compliance requirements have been met
Paramedic students
- Non – NSW Ambulance placements: may attend if their temporary status expires after the end of placement and all University of Tasmania mandatory compliance requirements have been met
- Emergency Ambulance placements: may only attend if fully compliant with both University of Tasmania and NSW Health.

InPlace view:

NSW Health ClinConnect Status: Not Compliant

Students have either not presented their police certificate, NSW Health Code of Conduct, and/or have not met NSW Health minimum vaccination requirements.

InPlace view:

Further information about University of Tasmania and NSW Health compliance requirements can be found on the University of Tasmania Compliance home page.