The University of Tasmania provides free accommodation (subject to availability) for rural professional experience placements at Beaconsfield, Burnie, Campbell Town, Deloraine, Dover, Flinders and King Islands, George Town, Huonville, Latrobe, New Norfolk, Nubeena, Oatlands, Queenstown, Scottsdale, Smithton, St Helens, St Marys and Swansea.
Free accommodation (subject to availability) may be provided at other rural locations on request.
Places are limited so please apply early using the link: Rural Placement Accommodation Portal
A weekly ferry allowance assists students on placement at Bruny Island.
Students travelling to King and Flinders Islands are provided with with one return airfare per placement.
The accommodation consists of individual bedrooms with a shared kitchen, living room, laundry and bathroom.
The kitchens are well-equipped with a fridge, oven, cooking utensils, a microwave oven, electric jug, toaster, cutlery and crockery.
There will be a washing machine, iron and ironing board in the laundry. There are dryers and dishwashers in some houses.
Bed linen and towels are provided in some instances. You should refer to the Property Fact Sheet before you go for site-specific information on what to take.
Computers are not provided. Take your laptop computer with you. You should also take a mobile phone and ensure that coverage is available before you go.
Students will have their own bedroom. There will generally be other students staying at the accommodation and sometimes staff from the local health facility.
WiFi is available at all locations.
All students should consider their travel requirements and apply for accommodation accordingly. Accommodation bookings are usually from the Sunday before the placement starts to the Saturday after the placement finishes. Students travelling by bus may need to factor in an additional day.
Financial assistance is available to domestic nursing and allied health students when they undertake full-time rural placements of two weeks or longer for UTAS students or 5 weeks or longer for interstate students. Allowances are only payable at the conclusion of placements. A link to the application will be emailed to you during your last week of placement.
Rural Placement Allowance - $80 per week of placement
Travel Subsidy (interstate allied health students only) - $400 per placement
The Rural Placement Allowance and the Travel Subsidy are not available to domestic students receiving financial assistance for placements from their schools, university, or any other body such as SARRAH or the placement provider.
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