Justice Health Custodial Health Excellence Scholarship

Applications closed
Amount

$5,000

Number available

4

Closing date

24 February 2024

Scholarship details

Donor

Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (NSW)

Establishment

Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (The Network) manages the health care of more than 30,000 patients in custody within secure settings across NSW. We provide 800,000 occasions of service to adults and young people in contact with the forensic mental health and criminal justice systems. Our teams provide multidisciplinary services including primary care, mental health, drug and alcohol, population health, women’s health, midwifery care, oral health, Aboriginal health, youth health, and a range of allied health services.

The primary care nurse workforce provides first line primary care, referring patients for further review by sessional visiting medical officers or specialty nurses working in drug and alcohol, mental health, population health, women’s health and midwifery streams. Unlike the specialty nursing career pathway there has not been an academic pathway for our primary care nurses to formally specialise in the specialty of Custodial Health. With the commencement of the Graduate Certificate and Master of Custodial Health this will now provide a career pathway for our nurses who wish to specialise in Custodial Health. The provision of this scholarship underscores the Network’s commitment to the continuing education of our staff.

Information on admission to these programs are available on the handbook pages for the Graduate Certificate of Custodial Health and the Master of Custodial Health.

For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

  • Be enrolled in or be willing to enroll in a Graduate Certificate of Custodial Health or Master of Custodial Health.
  • Be a current permanent employee of Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (NSW).
  • Have a minimum of 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse working in Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (NSW).
  • Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.

Required Documentation

Required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDF smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.

  • A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.
  • Up to 3 documents which demonstrate your academic achievement, such as awards and acknowledgements, participation in enrichment and travel programs or internships, academic competitions or challenges, your portfolio and/or cv.
  • Provide a Statement of Service to evidence for employment with Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (NSW) of one year or more.

Benefit

This scholarship is for a term of 1 year. This scholarship must be taken up in the year for which it is awarded.

The scholarship provides a total benefit of $5000 which will be paid as two lump sums of $2,500 after Semester census dates.

Selection

Selection is a competitive process and will be based on assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents, with reference to the eligibility criteria.

Available scholarships will be offered to two candidates in the Graduate Certificate of Custodial Health and two in the Master of Custodial Health.

College

College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing

Contact Details

Admissions and Scholarships
Student and Academic Services
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308

Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au