Seven school students have joined West Moreton Health this month, taking their first steps towards a career in health.

Six of the trainees have joined the Nursing division, while 

the seventh has joined West Moreton's Allied Health team.

Clinical Facilitator Robert Winstone said the students, from Bremer and Redbank Plains state high schools, Bellbird Park Secondary College, Ipswich Girls Grammar and St Mary's College Ipswich, were part of the Deadly Start School Based Trainees program.

During the program, trainees are supported by Ipswich Hospital’s Clinical Development team, mentors, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health team.

Mr Winstone said the students had completed a Certificate II in Health Service Assistant and would embark on the Certificate III program with West Moreton Health.

"We are very excited that we have seven Deadly Start school-based trainees that have started with us. The trainees had their orientation early July and will soon join their assigned wards."

The Nursing trainees will be assigned to stroke and rehabilitation, general surgical, and medical and surgical wards. The Allied Health student will undertake training in physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

"The students will do 375 hours of clinical contact with us over 47 weeks," Mr Winstone said.

Mr Winstone said the West Moreton Health Clinical Placements team was pleased to support the trainees as they pursued a career in health.

West Moreton Health welcomes:

Allied Health trainee Georgia Riddock.

Stroke and Rehabilitation trainees Amber Cross and Chanelle Currie.

General Surgical trainees Cruze Conners and Tanahia Knox.

Medical and Surgical trainees Kyarma Page and Lucy Brown.

For more information on the Deadly Starts program, see Deadly Start Education2Employment program - Metro North Health.