Qualification Description
This qualification reflects the role of a variety of workers who can use a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge to provide assistance to health professional staff for the care of clients. Health services assistance involves the worker in direct client contact under supervision.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Employment Pathways
- Assistant in Nursing (AIN)
- Care service team leader
- Care Supervisor (Aged Care)
- Leisure and Therapy assistant
- Disability Officer- Day Support
- Aged care Activity Worker
Packaging Rules
Total number of units = 15
- 7 core units
- 8 elective units:
Packaging for each specialisation:
All Group B electives must be selected for award of the Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Assisting in nursing work in acute care). To achieve this qualification with this specialisation, the candidate must have completed at least 80 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the unit of competency.
Pathways
Students who successfully complete this qualification may pathway into further study options:
HLT54115 Diploma of Nursing
Fees and Charges and intake dates
Please contact institute on 02 85421219 for fees and intake dates.
Entry Requirements
Age
All Student must be aged 18 years of age or over at the time of applying for admission in the Institute.
Language, Literacy and Numeracy Requirements
It is expected that students demonstrate language, literacy and numeracy skills at the appropriate level to be able to succeed in the course.
Additional support will be available for those with low LL&N skills identified through the pre-entry test.
The student would need the following skills:
- Oral communication for verbal reports/group work.
- Written communication for written assignments
- Numeracy to complete numeracy tasks in class.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Satisfactory Completion of Equivalent to Australian Year 12 qualification. Relevant work experience will be taken into consideration
Requirements for Work Placement
A Police Clearance Certificate is mandatory prior to your work placement; Student must undertake a Federal Police Check (AFP) or NSW Police check
(Police Check/AFP must be no less than 12 months old).
To Obtain Police Check Please follow link below
Working with Children check
Relevant immunisation check (as per NSW health guidelines) These checks must be completed at the start of the course and prior to industry work placement. Students must be physically able to do moderate amount of lifting using the appropriate equipment. The students should not have any mobility, hearing, and vision problems to carry out duties efficiently in the hospital or community care settings whilst at placement.
Previous Recognitions
We Offer Credit Transfer (CT) to Individuals who can provide documentary evidence of prior formal study pertaining to the unit of competency. Candidate with prior experience can be assessed with RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning). CT is for free of charge and fees applies for the RPL.
Protection of fees paid in advance
Student fees paid in advance are protected through the Australian Federal Government Tuition Protection Service. Please see https://tps.gov.au/StaticContent/Get/StudentInformation for additional information on this service.
Core units
| UNIT CODE | UNIT TITLE |
| CHCCOM005 | Communicate and work in health or community services |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
| HLTAAP001 | Recognise healthy body systems |
| HLTINF001 | Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures |
| HLTWHS001 | Participate in workplace health and safety |
| BSBMED301 | Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately |
| BSBWOR301 | Organise personal work priorities and development |
Group B electives – ASSISTING IN NURSING WORK IN ACUTE CARE specialisation
| CHCCCS002 | Assist with movement |
| CHCCCS020 | Respond effectively to behaviours of concern |
| CHCCCS026 | Transport individuals |
| HLTAIN001 | Assist with nursing care in an acute care environment |
| HLTAIN002 | Provide non-client contact support in an acute care environment |
Other electives
| CHCAGE001 | Facilitate the empowerment of older people |
| CHCAGE005 | Provide support to people living with dementia |
| CHCMHS001 | Work with people with mental health issues |
Delivery Location
Level 1, 575-597 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 2065
For further information including timetable intake dates please contact ISMT
Course Duration
This course is 26 weeks long including 20 weeks of study (2 x 10-week term and 4 weeks of work placement / 120 hours) and 2 weeks holiday.
Cancellation Policy
We are unable to refund students who do not turn up for first aid classes or decide later after booking that they do not want to attend. Changes to class times are allowed, but not within 72 hours of the class commencing.
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