Allied Health Professional Enhancement Program (ahpep)

Please note: travel arrangements will not be amended once booked.

A minimum of two learning goals are required and must:

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  fulfill the AHPEP objectives
  
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  be clearly linked to your service requirements and/or caseload
  
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  be targeted towards outcomes, measurable where possible and achievable within your proposed placement timeframe
  
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  not include ‘gathering of resources’ of ‘work shadowing’ or ’networking’ which are all accepted as part of the placement process
  
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  not exceed two different clinical areas (to ensure learning goals are achievable within the placement timeframe)
  
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  be achieved face to face (videoconferencing would not be adequate).
  



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  the AHPEP objectives, and rural and/or remote clients and colleagues
  
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  your current caseload/service provision and local needs. Clearly explain any urgent clinical practice or service delivery need.
  

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  strategies or activities which would assist to achieve placement goals
  
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  active learning tasks and client based activities.
  

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  the anticipated outcomes from achieving your learning goals
  
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  what changes you will implement into your local service or clinical practice and the way that you will implement these changes
  
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  the transfer of new knowledge, skills and ideas to other staff, e.g. local or remote colleagues, same discipline or multidisciplinary staff.
  

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  how the applicant’s proposal meets HHS and/or Queensland Health priorities
  
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  how their anticipated outcomes fit with operational or strategic service plans
  
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  how you will be able to assist the applicant to implement their anticipated outcomes
  
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  how the outcomes of this placement will be sustained locally
  
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  how this placement will benefit rural or remote clients or staff.
  



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  they have read the application package, are aware of what is funded and are willing to fulfill their responsibilities
  
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  this application is relevant to service needs and is not able to be funded through other means
  
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  they will use the outcomes of this placement to implement genuine improvements to their local service
  
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  this is the only AHPEP application to be submitted in this round for their team/department
  
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  AHPEP will be notified of any changes in availability/change to employment (ie resignation). Travel arrangements will not be changed once booked
  
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  no leave or ADOs will be taken for placement days, e.g. normal wages are required to be paid for the applicant
  
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  temporary employees have at least six months remaining on their contract in order to fulfill all program obligations
  
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  the employee meets current Queensland Health and relevant National Registration Board requirements to practise.