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Psychology Student Orientation

Monash Health

• Over 14,000 staff
• 40 sites including:
• Monash Medical Centre Clayton and Moorabbin
• Dandenong Hospital
• Casey Hospital
• Kingston Centre
• Cranbourne Integrated Community Care Centre
• Extensive community rehabilitation, community health

and mental health services throughout the Southern Region

What we do…

Last year we:

• On average each year:
• We provide more than 2.4 million episodes of care to our community
• More than 180,000 people come to our three Emergency Departments for

treatment

• We respond to more than 46,000 ambulance arrivals
• We deliver more than 9,000 babies
• We care for over 29,000 children, and
• More than 193,000 people are admitted into our hospitals.
• Together, we seek to deliver quality patient-centred health care and

services that meet the needs of our diverse community.

• The Mental Health Program supports more than one million people across

Monash Health’s catchment area. We offer specialist services to south eastern metropolitan and Gippsland regions for eating disorders and perinatal mental health services

Psychology Directorate

• The Psychology Directorate is responsible for the

professional governance of over 130 psychologists who work within Monash Health. This includes professional CPD, supervision and peer consultations, credentialing and representation of psychology across Monash Health.

• It also has operational responsibilities for a number of

services within Monash Health including the aPM (agile Psychological Medicine) Clinic, Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services (RACS), the Wellness and Recovery Centre, and Acute Neuropsychology

• The Governance Structure (Operationally and

Professionally) has been developed over the 18 months.

Monash Health’s Vision & Purpose

Vision

Better health in our community.

Our Purpose

To plan and deliver safe, effective and people focused health care and services that anticipate and respond to

• ur community’s health needs.

To promote and provide quality education and research relevant to health.

Our Values (iCare)

• Integrity
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

The Fine Print

Rights & Responsibilities

• Students Rights & Responsibilities (on website)
• Clinical Educators (Supervisors) Rights &

Responsibilities (on website)

• Client’s/Patients Rights (on website)

Code of Conduct

• ID Badges, always need to be worn.
• Uniform, or adherence to Monash Health’s Dress

Code (see Prompt Policies and MH Internet Student Orientation Website)

Policies & Procedures

• Confidentiality Agreement Student Psychology Placements (to sign

& return)

• Psychology Student Placement Declaration Template (To sign on

commencement after completion of on-line Student Orientation program)

• Prompt Policies on student placements including reporting of

incidents, complaints and escalation processes

• Student Orientation Website
• Smoke Free Environment
• Clinical Documentation including Hospital Information Service

minimum documentation standards and program specific requirements.

• All Medical Record entries including progress notes, Psychology

Specific reports require co-signing by the Primary Supervisor

OH&S

• Hand Hygiene (on website)
• Fire Training (on website)
• Infection Control – see Student Agreement

including immunisation record

• Emergency Codes

Psychology Student Coordinators

All Student Placement are coordinated by the Psychology Directorate. Student Program Coordinator Mr. George Habib (Deputy Director of Psychology – Professional Partnerships). Responsibilities include:

• University Partnership

Agreements.

• Interviewing and student

placement selection

• vicPLACE documentation
• Liaison with Monash Health

Placement Coordinators

• Liaison with University and

Institution Placement Coordinators Program Student Placement Coordinators:

• Dr. David Moseley - ELMHS
• Dr. Sarah Davenport – Intensive

Rehabilitation Services

• Ms. Kirsten Yates – Community

Access and Partnerships, aPM Clinic and the WRC.

• Dr. Betina Gardner – Rehabilitation

and Aged Care Services (RACS)

• Dr. Brian Long – Acute

Neuropsychology, Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Children’s Cancer Centre (CCC).

Logistics

• Phones

(ISBAR Communication. Available on LMS)

• Pagers – see local
• rientation
• Computers, Email &

Internet/Intranet – see Student Confidentiality Agreement

• Documentation – see

Prompt Policies

Any other queries can be addressed to the relevant Psychology Discipline Senior or the Student Placement Program Coordinator Mr. George Habib. Go to Monash Health Student Orientation Site. http://www.monashhealth.or g/page/Careers/Student_Or ientation/Your_Specialty/