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A National Police Check is mandatory for all students on clinical placement. You can't start your placement until you have received a National Police Certificate.

A police check provides a complete disclosure certificate with any recorded offences.

Canberra Health Services will accept a National Police Certificate from:

It must be dated no more than 3 years before your first clinical placement with Canberra Health Services.

Before your placement

You must provide a copy your certificate to your education provider placement coordinator well in advance of your clinical placement date.

If you have a criminal record

If you have a positive police check, you must complete an authorisation to investigate form with a copy of your positive police check to your education provider placement coordinator well in advance of your clinical placement date.

Your education provider will forward to either the Clinical Placement Office Manager, or the Clinical Placement Allied Health Placement officer.

Clearance for placement will be decided by Canberra Health Services' People and Culture Branch, who will review whether a student with a criminal record is accepted for clinical placement.

If your placement is not affiliated with an educator provider, you should submit the information directly to the Clinical Placement Office.

International students and trainees

You may need to apply for a local police check as well as an Australian National Police Check before placement.

Medical placements

All requests for elective or selective placements within Canberra Health Services facilities are organised through the Australian National University (ANU).

You must provide an Australian National Criminal History check to the university.

Nursing, midwifery and allied health placements

You must provide an Australian National Criminal History check to your education provider.