Health Services

This qualification covers workers who provide support for the effective functioning of health services. These workers do not provide direct care assistance functions such as assisting other staff with the care of clients. This is an entry-level qualification and is suited to Australian Apprenticeship pathways.

Individuals would need to fulfil the following requirements:

• Aged 18 years or above
• Successful completion of Year 10 or the equivalent level of study

This qualification covers workers who provide support for the effective functioning of health services, requiring discretion and judgement. These functions are carried out under supervision. These workers may also provide a team leadership, workplace training or leading hand function.

Individuals would need to fulfil the following requirements:

• Aged 18 years or above
• Successful completion of Year 10 or the equivalent level of study

This qualification covers workers in a range of work roles who provide assistance to health professional staff with the care of clients. Health services assistance involves the worker in direct client contact under supervision.

Individuals would need to fulfil the following requirements:

• Aged 18 years or above
• Successful completion of Year 10 or the equivalent level of study
• Successful completion of LLN test

This qualification covers workers who undertake the collection of blood and other pathology specimens under supervision. It should be noted that this qualification does not cover collection of a range of specimens for specialised testing, collection of arterial blood

gases or team leadership and training.

Individuals would need to fulfil the following requirements:

• Aged 18 years or above
• Successful completion of Year 10 or the equivalent level of study
• Successful completion of LLN test

This qualification covers workers who work as basic level massage therapists. It provides skills in therapeutic relaxation massage including basic health assessment and treatment and may be used by people working:

• within a clinic or in their own clinic
• in an aged care facility
• in a health service
• in a spa facility or
• in a palliative care facility or hospital

Individuals would need to fulfil the following requirements:

• Aged 18 years or above
• Successful completion of Year 10 or the equivalent level of study
• Successful completion of LLN test

 This qualification covers the application of nursing skills and knowledge required to be eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia in line with some state/territory nursing and midwifery regulatory authorities.

Enrolled nurses, under the direction and supervision of registered nurses, assist with the provision of acute, preventative, curative and rehabilitative nursing care in hospitals, aged-care facilities, the community and other healthcare settings.

Individuals would need to fulfil the following requirements:

• Aged 18 years or above
• Successful completion of Year 12 or the equivalent level of study
• Successful completion of LLN test