Fit Testing for Clinical Placement Students at Fit Test Victoria - Moonee Ponds
- Crystal Polson
- Sep 24
- 4 min read
If you’re a nursing or healthcare student starting clinical placements, there’s one box you can’t forget to tick – mask fit testing. At Fit Test Victoria Moonee Ponds, we work with hundreds of students each year to ensure they meet hospital and aged care requirements before entering the sites. Without a valid fit test, many placement sites will send you home.We get it. You’ve already got enough stress with assignments, exams, and the thousand other things you need to do for school, work and life.
Getting a mask fit test is more one thing added to your growing to-do list.
At Fit Test Victoria, we make the whole process easy. Our Moonee Ponds office is specifically set up to get clinical students tested quickly, professionally, and with minimal fuss.
Why Do Clinical Placement Students Need a Mask Fit Test?
During the COVID pandemic, Departments of Health around Australia realised that healthcare workers needed N95/P2 masks that fit correctly to protect them from contagious infectious particles (like viruses and bacteria). Mask fit testing, while not a new concept, became widely enforced.
Hospitals, clinics and aged care are now requiring mask fit testing for one simple reason: safety. An N95/P2 mask won’t protect you from airborne infections like tuberculosis, influenza, or COVID-19 if it doesn’t fit properly.
At Fit Test Victoria Moonee Ponds, we use quantitative fit testing (the gold standard) to make sure the mask is actually doing its job. This way, you keep yourself and your patients safe.
For clinical placement students, passing your fit test is a non-negotiable. Universities across Victoria now require proof of a current fit test before you can go on clinical placements.
Why Choose Fit Test Victoria in Moonee Ponds?
There are other fit testing providers around Melbourne, but here’s why students and universities trust Fit Test Victoria Moonee Ponds:
1. Convenience – Located right in the heart of Moonee Ponds, and right across the street the train station, our office is easy to reach by train, tram, or bus. Perfect for students studying in the northern and western suburbs. And we're open on Saturdays!
2. Student-friendly pricing – We know money is tight. That’s why we offer affordable rates and group bookings for student cohorts. We can even come to your school to do group mask fit testing.
3. Reliabe results – We use state-of-the-art equipment for quantitative fit testing, ensuring accuracy and compliance with AS/NZS 1715:2009 standards.
4. Fast turnaround – Need your fit test certificate urgently? No problem. You will get your mask fit certificate before you leave your appointment.
5. Trusted provider – We work with universities, TAFEs and RTOs across Victoria and Australia. We have fit tested over 7,000 nursing, medical, dental, PT, OT and other allied health students.
What to Expect at Your Moonee Ponds Appointment
We keep the process simple and efficient so you can get back to focusing on your studies.
Here's how it works:
Book an appointment using our easy online bookng system. We have 3 offices to choose from.
Just bring yourself to the appointment. We provide wide variety of N95/P2 masks for fit testing at no extra cost, including 3M 1870, Trident, Care Essentials, 3M 1860, and many more.
We'll show you how to properly put on, take off and seal-check your N95/P2 mask.
Using our quantitative fit test machine, we'll check the fit of your mask. The test itself only takes around 3 minutes per mask. We aim to get you to pass in two different masks.
You will get your fit test certificates before you leave the appointment. Certifcates are valid for 12 months. Easy peasy.
We are NOT Fit Test Australia!
Another fit test company - Fit Test Australia - has opened an office a few doors down from Fit Test Victoria's Moonee Ponds office. This was a strategic move to deliberately confuse people into believing they are affiliated with Fit Test Victoria.
Please ensure you are booking with Fit Test Victoria and not Fit Test Australia. Fit Test Victoria was established in Victoria and Moonee Ponds well before Fit Test Australia.
If you want to read more about why you should choose us instead of them, read this post.
Our Other Fit Test Victoria Offices
While our Fit Test Victoria Moonee Ponds fit testing clinic serves as the hub for many clinical placement students, we also operate offices in Geelong and Oakleigh. And we can come to your campus for group fit testing (call or email to enquire).
Fit Test Victoria Oakleigh
Located at 8-12 Natalia Avenue, Oakleigh South.
Click here to book a mask fit test in Oakleigh.
Fit Test Victoria Geelong
Located at 32 Myers Street Geelong
Click here to book a mask fit test in Geelong
By offering multiple locations, we make sure clinical students across Victoria can access fast, affordable fit testing without trekking across Melbourne.
Group Mask Fit Testing at Your Campus
We can arrange onsite fit testing for groups of students at your campus.
Our team regularly partners with universities and TAFEs to test entire cohorts before placement deadlines.This saves students the stress of booking individually and ensures compliance across the board.
No matter where you're located, our mobile service can come to you.
If you're interested in this service, call 0428 630 109 or email info@fittestvic.com.au
That's a Wrap
Fit Test Victoria Moonee Ponds is the first choice for clinical placement students across Melbourne and Victoria.
Don’t leave your mask until the week - or a few days - before your clinical placement. Book your appointment now at Fit Test Victoria Moonee Ponds (or Geelong or Oakleigh if closer), and step into your placements confident, compliant, and ready to go.
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