Continuity of Maternal and Child Health Nursing Care in Victoria
Background
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 (2024 rate), 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
Are you eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
- meet the entrance requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy
- not be receiving another scholarship greater than 75 per cent of the stipend rate for the same purpose.
- be an Australian and New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident
In selecting successful applicants, we prioritise applications from candidates who:
- have a degree in Nursing, and/or
- have a degree or diploma in Midwifery, and/or
- have a post-graduate diploma or degree in Child, Family and Community Health Nursing
- will be enrolled full-time and undertaking their research at a La Trobe University campus
- have completed a Masters by Research or other significant body of research,such as an honours research thesis or lead authorship of a peer-reviewed publication, assessed at a La Trobe Masters by research standard of 75 or above
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this scholarship follow Step 3 and 4 to submit your full application for scholarship and candidature.Select the 'Graduate Research - Specialist Research Scholarship' scholarship option when prompted in the application portal, and use the scholarship code SRS-24014.
Please note:
- as part of your application you are not required to identify a potential supervisor – Professor Leesa Hooker is the designated supervisor for this project.
- you may be required to attend an interview if you are shortlisted for this scholarship
- the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Working With Children Check at their own expense
Applicants should expect to receive an outcome by March 2025.
Who to contact for further information
Professor Leesa Hooker, l.hooker@latrobe.edu.au