Continuity of Maternal and Child Health Nursing Care in Victoria

Updated: 3 days ago
Location: Melbourne, VICTORIA
Deadline: 01 Jul 2024

Scholarship code: SRS-24014

This inaugural Industry PhD scholarship with the Department of Health and La Trobe University will be awarded to an outstanding Maternal and Child Health (MCH) nurse applicant, with a strong interest in health system evaluation and improving MCH practice and policy.

This is an exciting opportunity for the applicant to work with the Department and MCH nurse clinician academics at La Trobe University, to explore the suitability of a Continuity of Care model within the MCH service.

This project will provide the Department with essential information on the feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact of implementing a Continuity of Care model across the Universal and Enhanced MCH programs.

To ensure a sound understanding of the research context, the ideal applicant will be a practicing MCH nurse with extensive clinical practice and leadership experience in the Victorian MCH service.

As part of this Industry PhD, the student will be supported by the Child, Family and Community Health research stream at La Trobe University.


Benefits of the scholarship
  • a La Trobe Research Scholarship for three and a half years, with a value of $34,000 per annum, to support student living costs
  • a fee-relief scholarship for up to four years
  • all student project funds and expenses will be covered by La Trobe University, including desk, laptop, phone and $5,000 over the candidature for project costs, such as travel, transcription, dissemination and open access publication
  • opportunities to work with La Trobe’s outstanding researchers, and have access to our suite of professional development programs

In selecting successful applicants, we prioritise applications from candidates who:



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