Clinical Specialisation Program

Applications open 25 November 2024, for Study Period 2, 2025.

The Clinical Specialisation Program offers Registered Nurses and Midwives the opportunity to broaden their skills and knowledge through post graduate study.

Course offerings are available for nurses and midwives to customise a pathway to a Graduate Certificate in Nursing, Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Critical Care) or Graduate Certificate in Midwifery.

  • Eligibility: Registered Nurses and Midwives employed by SA Health
  • Duration: 13 weeks (+ 2-week mid-course break)
  • Mode: Online
  • Cost: Successful applicants will receive a scholarship from SA Health to cover the cost of the tuition fees.

How to apply

Visit the Graduate Certificate degree pages linked below to complete an application for a Clinical Specialisation Program Scholarship.

Students can apply for one of the following degrees, with specialisation options:

You must have written support via the Health Unit Endorsement Form SP2 2025 (PDF 593KB) from your Line Manager and Director of Nursing / Midwifery (or Nursing / Midwifery Director) to apply for a scholarship in the Clinical Specialisation Program.

Please ensure you have received this endorsement before commencing your application.

2025 programs and courses

Courses offered as a first course offering

  • Leadership and Management in Nursing and Midwifery
  • Decision Making in Midwifery and Nursing Practice
  • Perinatal Mental Health for Health Professionals

New courses available in 2025

Scholarships

Scholarships will be offered across a variety of clinical specialty streams

Study period 2 —  first half of 2025

Study period 5 2025 — second half of 2025

Important dates

While delivered online this course requires ongoing participation. If you have leave booked during the Study period, consider applying for a different intake as scholarships cannot be deferred.

Note: Where demand is low, courses may be deferred by UniSA and recipients rescheduled to the next available offering.

  • Applications open: Monday 29 April 2024
  • Teaching commences: Monday 22 July 2024
  • Teaching concludes: Friday 22 November 2024

  • Applications open: Monday 25 November 2024
  • UniSA information session: 5 December
  • Applications close: 31 January 2025
  • Teaching commences: Monday 3 March 2025
  • Teaching concludes: Friday 13 June 2025

  • Applications open: to be announced
  • Teaching commences: Monday 28 July 2025
  • Teaching concludes: Friday 7 November 2025

Expression of interest for future study periods

Complete the Expression of Interest form to be notified when scholarship applications open for study in 2025.

SA Health Recognising Academic Achievement Scholarship - Extension to the Clinical Specialisation Program

To build on the foundations of the Clinical Specialisation Program, SA Health is providing additional scholarship funding to nurses and midwives who demonstrate exemplary academic achievement in their studies.

The SA Health Recognising Academic Achievement Scholarships will provide additional scholarship funding for students completing a Clinical Specialisation Program Course to undertake a second 13-week, 9-unit Clinical Specialisation Program Course and be awarded a Graduate Certificate in Nursing/Midwifery.

Registered Nurses and Midwives will have the opportunity to undertake any one of the available clinical specialisation streams, offered as their second 9-unit Course as part of the Recognising Academic Achievement scholarship.

Cost

Successful applicants will receive a scholarship from SA Health to cover the cost of the tuition fees.

Any travel and/or accommodation expenses that may be incurred to facilitate experiential learning activities are not included in the scholarship.

More information

For all scholarship queries please contact the Nursing and Midwifery Office

For all university related queries, including enrolment and course content queries, please contact UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

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