Health professionals need specialised support to deliver the best in hospital care. Health support workers provide assistance to medical and allied health professionals, and also work with clients while supervised.
Health support workers can work in:
- hospitals or community health facilities
- agencies that supply support services staff
Our courses train workers in a multi-skilled role, which enables them to explore work opportunities in any hospital in Australia.
You could find work as:
- food services assistants
- assistant in support of acute care patients
- ward support
- transporting patients
You will gain skills and knowledge in:
- apply first aid
- participate in occupational health and safety processes
- transporting clients
- interpret and apply medical terminology
- recognising healthy body systems in a health care context
- maintaining high standards of client service
- preparing and maintain beds
- assist with client movement
- following basic food safety practice
- working effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
- comply with infection control policies and procedures
- perform general cleaning tasks
- deliver care services with a pallative approach
- communicate and work effectively in health
- support the care of clients
NMIT has fully equipped on-site practical rooms that provide students with the opportunity for skills development in a ‘real to life’ setting.
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Available Courses (2)
Certificate III in ESL (Employment)
English for Bilingual Health and Community Work
This program comprises the English for Bilingual Health and Community Work stream of the Certificate III in ESL (Employment). The course comprises the Certificate III in ESL (Employment) and Certificate II in Community Services. Gain skills and knowledge in intermediate English language, and workplace skills relevant to the health and community services sector. The course includes work placement in a health or community organisation. The Vocational Pathways Department also offers other ESL streams of the Certificate III in ESL (Employment).
Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
Health services assistants provide assistance to professionals and work with clients while supervised. You could work in hospitals or community health facilities or for agencies that supply support services staff. Skills and knowledge learnt include: infection control and transporting patients.
