Qualifications and credentials
Before you start working for us as an allied health professional, we’ll ask you to show us evidence that you have the skills, competencies, knowledge and experience to work with us. We’ll need to see your qualifications and credentials.
This process uses professional associations’ scope of practice documents, standards, and requirements from regulatory bodies. We'll then assess the information you give us.
Appropriately qualified and experienced professionals review every application. They are practitioners from the same profession you’re working in.
Who this applies to
This applies to allied health professionals:
- employed by a third party, contractor or agency and providing clinical services in a TCHHS public health facility
- engaged by TCHHS on temporary locum contracts
- conducting research that involves direct patient contact care
- performing clinical practice with an extended scope of practice.
It doesn't apply to allied health professionals:
- employed by another Hospital and Health Service (HHS) or the Department of Health (DoH) and providing clinical services in TCHHS
- conducting research where such research does not involve direct patient contact
- conducting workplace or work capacity assessments related to Workcover, Occupational Health and Safety or Radiation Safety related assessments.
- students and trainees participating in supervised training activities where the activity does not include any unsupervised clinical practice or patient contact.
How to apply
The application process is the same for both new and renewing applications.
To start the credentialing process please email tchhs-edah@health.qld.gov.au. The office of the Executive Director Allied Health will work through this with you.
Locums
We can only accept recruitment agencies' applications if they're part of our registered panel.
For locums, the scope of clinical practice lasts up to 3 years.
Mutually recognised scope of clinical practice
If you already have a defined scope of clinical practice (SoCP) in another HHS, you can apply to have it mutually recognised at TCHHS. Processes may vary between each HHS, so we assess each application on a case-by-case basis.
We will ask the other HHS for a copy of your SoCP letter as part of this process. Your Torres and Cape HHS SoCP will expire at the same time as the original one.
If you need to start work before completing the full application process, you may be able to get an interim SoCP. This lasts for up to 3 months and can't be extended.
More information
For more details about the credentialing and SoCP processes read our Allied Health Credentialing Procedure [PDF 193.72 KB].
You can also contact us:
Allied Health, Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
163 Draper Street
Cairns Qld 4870
Postal address
PO Box 5607
Cairns Qld 4870
Email
tchhs-edah@health.qld.gov.au
Phone
07 4226 1092