Clinical Specialisation Program
- Eligibility: Registered Nurses and Midwives employed by SA Health
- Duration: 13 weeks (+ 2-week mid-course break)
- Mode: Online (some courses may have face-to-face components)
The Clinical Specialisation Program offers Registered Nurses and Midwives the opportunity to undertake a new accelerated pathway into clinical specialisation.
Program delivery is tailored to the SA Health environment and provide nurses and midwives the foundational skills to fast-track their journey into post graduate clinical specialisation qualifications.
Scholarships will be offered across a variety of clinical specialty streams:
- Comprehensive Care of the Older Person
- Best Practice in Adolescent Mental Health (offered Study Period 2)
- Best Practice in Older People's Mental Health (offered Study Period 5)
- Perspectives in Mental Health Practice (offered Study Period 2)
- Palliative Care Nursing
- Perioperative Nursing
- Introduction to High Acuity Nursing and Midwifery, with the following subspecialties:
- Intensive Care
- Cardiac Care
- Emergency
- High Dependency
- for RNs
- for Midwives (offered Study Period 2)
- Neonatal for RNs and Midwives (offered Study Period 5)
- Nephrology Nursing (offered Study Period 2)
The below courses are only available as either a self-funded option to SA Health Nurses and Midwives who have successfully completed a Clinical Specialisation Program scholarship or to those awarded a SA Health Recognising Academic Achievement scholarship:
- Leadership and Management in Nursing and Midwifery
- Critical Care Nursing
- Decision-Making for Midwifery and Nursing Practice
- Perinatal Mental Health for Health Professionals
- Skills for Recovery Practice in Mental Health
How to apply
Applications are now open
Visit the Graduate Certificate degree pages linked below to complete an application to apply for a Clinical Specialisation Program Scholarship.
Students apply for one of the following degrees, with specialisation options:
- Graduate Certificate in Midwifery
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Critical Care)
You must have written support from your Line Manager and Director of Nursing / Midwifery (or Nursing / Midwifery Director) to apply for a scholarship in the Clinical Specialisation Program. The endorsement form can be found below. Please ensure you have received this endorsement before commencing your application.
Not ready to study in February 2024?
Complete the Expression of Interest form to be notified when scholarship applications open for study in July 2024 and 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.
Study period 2 2024
- Applications open: Monday 27 November 2023 - Friday 19 January 2024
- Teaching commences: Monday 26 February 2024
- Last day to withdraw without penalty: 11.59 pm Friday 1 March 2024
- Teaching concludes: 7 June 2024
Study period 5 2024
- Applications open: to be announced
- Teaching commences: Monday 22 July 2024
- Teaching concludes: Friday 1 November 2024
Study period 2 2025
- Applications open: to be announced
- Teaching commences: Monday 3 March 2025
- Teaching concludes: Friday 13 June 2025
Study Period 5 2025
- Applications open: to be announced
- Teaching commences: Monday 28 July 2025
- Teaching concludes: Friday 7 November 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 have demonstrated 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 (and where applicable Graduate Certificate in Nursing - Mental Health).
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.
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 have demonstrated 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 (and where applicable Graduate Certificate in Nursing - Mental Health).
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.
More information
- Clinical Specialisation Program Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 636KB)
- Fact Sheet: SA Health Recognising Academic Achievement – Scholarship (PDF 456KB)
For all scholarship queries please contact the Nursing and Midwifery Office
- Email: health.nursingandmidwiferytraining@sa.gov.au
- Phone: (08) 8226 0813