PEPA/IPEPA

PLACEMENTS

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TYPES OF

PLACEMENTS

Standard PEPA/IPEPA Placements

PEPA / IPEPA placements are an immersive 2-5 day experience where health professionals are supported by a PEPA mentor in a specialist palliative care service to develop skills, knowledge and confidence in caring for people affected by life-limiting illness in day-to-day practice.

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Reverse PEPA/IPEPA Placements

A reverse PEPA placement involves where a specialist palliative care provider comes to the participants’ workplace to provide an individualised learning experience for a small group of staff over 2-5 days. This placement model is available to organisations in rural and remote areas, the community controlled health sector and aged care sector.

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Can I participate?

To participate in the PEPA/IPEPA program, you must comply with the following conditions:

  • Currently employed (including self-employed) in a health, aged or community service
  • You must hold a relevant professional qualification and current registration to practice with your relevant regulatory/professional body. Evidence of formal eligibility to practice is required.
  • You must comply with all host site policies. These include but are not limited to: confidentiality, immunisation requirements and workplace health and safety policies.
  • You must have the approval of your employer (if not self-employed).
  • If applicable, you must obtain mutual recognition of registration to practice from the relevant state/territory regulatory authority prior to undertaking the placement. This applies if you are approved to undertake a placement outside of your usual jurisdiction, but you do not work in a discipline governed by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
  • You must be able to provide evidence of relevant insurances/WorkCover. This is to cover the period of the supervised clinical placement.
  • You may need to obtain a Working with Children check or other appropriate authority. This is required by state/territory legislation and local institutional policies if undertaking placements that may involve interactions with children.
  • You must have a ‘criminal history check’ prior to taking part in a placement.
  • Meet any other program requirements specified by the relevant state/territory PEPA Manager.
What is involved?
  • Apply to the PEPA/IPEPA office in your state or territory
  • To participate in the placement you will need to create a free account on our LMS. You will be able to complete pre and post placement activities via the LMS course.
    1. Pre-placement preparation will assist you to identify your appropriate learning
      objectives.
    2. Complete a reflection of learning on completion of the placement experience
    3. Implement a project or quality activity within three months of completion of the
      placement that promotes transfer of learning into your workplace or practice.
  • When you have completed a placement, you will be invited to join our Community of Practice on LinkedIn.
Who are our host sites?
Specific placement information is available for each state and territory. Contact your local PEPA Team here.

 

For further information, contact the PEPA Manager in your jurisdiction.

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