Role Title: Courtyard Garden Evaluation Planning Intern – Climate & Sustainability
Organisation: North Metropolitan Health Service
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Nedlands
About the Organisation:
North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) is committed to delivering high-quality, sustainable healthcare that meets the needs of current and future generations. Our Climate and Sustainability Strategy 2025–2027 outlines our vision to be a leading low-carbon and climate-resilient health service.
Key Duties:
This internship will support the planning and refinement of a quality improvement evaluation framework for a therapeutic and climate-resilient courtyard garden at a hospital site. The intern will assist in finalising tools, timelines, and stakeholder engagement strategies, with potential for limited baseline data collection.
Key responsibilities include:
• Review and refine proposed environmental and social evaluation measures (e.g. temperature, air quality, usage patterns)
• Assist in selecting appropriate tools and methods for non-intrusive data collection
• Develop templates for observation logs, feedback forms, and dashboard reporting
• Coordinate with clinical, facilities, and sustainability teams to align evaluation plans with operational needs
• Support ethical and privacy considerations (e.g. ensuring no identifiable data is collected)
• Pilot selected measurement tools (e.g. temperature loggers, feedback forms) if feasible
• Contribute to internal communications and documentation of the evaluation plan
Established in 2016, North Metropolitan Health Services (NMHS) is committed to providing excellent health care for our patients and our communities.
As one of the largest health services in WA, we provide a comprehensive range of adult specialist medical, surgical, mental health and obstetric services.