Townsville Hospital and Health Service Placement

All students going to Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) facilities must submit additional pre-placement documents. You will receive an email from the facility outlining these additional requirements.

Townsville HHS Fire Training

Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) require all students doing a placement at any of the THHS facilities, including regional hospitals and community health centres to complete Fire & Evacuation training.

When undertaking a placement at the Townsville University Hospital, please complete training for the Main Hospital Building (Ground Level, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3) and the Townsville Rehabilitation Unit (TRU) (Ground Level, Level 1). This certification is only valid for 12 months. If completing a placement at any of the other THHS facilities, please complete the training applicable to that facility.

THHS Fire and Emergency Response Training (You must use your JCU email address to create your account).  If you require assistance to complete the training, please refer to the Fire and Emergency Response Training User Guide

Please email your completion certificate to the Professional Experience Placement Unit and to the THHS contact email address.

Note: Please ensure to submit your THHS fire training certificate within 10 working days of being notified of your placement allocation.

Learning Online (LOL) Training - please note this training is required in addition to the QLD Health iLearn training modules.

Please follow the direction from the email that you will receive from THHS. Once you have completed the LOL training please send it the Professional Experience Placement Unit and to the THHS contact email address.

If you cannot access your LOL account, please contact the Learning on Line team: THHS-LOL@health.qld.gov.au or call 4433 2562

Townsville HHS Hand Hygiene Training

Please note that this is additional to the National Hand Hygiene Initiative online package.

Please email your completion certificate to the Professional Experience Placement Unit and the THHS contact email address.

Townsville University Hospital’s Infection Control team will begin administering vaccinations for Influenza and COVID19 from early April 2025.

This initiative supports a safe and healthy environment for both students and patients during clinical placements and provides an excellent opportunity for students to stay up to date with their immunisations.

Students who wish to take advantage of this service can contact the team directly at THHS.CilinicalPlacements@health.qld.au to arrange their vaccination.