2021 Bendigo TAFE Health and Community Course Guide

HEALTH CERTIFICATE III IN HEALTH SERVICES ASSISTANCE Course code HLT33115 Traineeship / Direct Entry – February, April and July intakes This qualification commences your career in providing assistance to health care professionals with services to clients and patients in a health care setting. Whilst there is no direct delivery of patient care, you will have direct patient contact in the role. Learn about client patient support services including food services, general cleaning, work health and safety and patient movement. Placement is a mandatory part of the course (120 hours) and this is organised by Bendigo TAFE. DURATION Full-time: 6 months PREREQUISITES • Satisfactory language, literacy and numeracy skills to undertake this course • 18 years or over at the time of placement • Current Police Check and Working with Children Check (WWCC) • Evidence of current immunisation status within one month of starting this course SELECTION PROCESS You will be assessed to ensure that you have the satisfactory language, literacy and numeracy (LLN), and the communication skills to undertake the course. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES • Patient Services Assistant • Orderly • Ward Assistant FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES Go further with education pathways into the HLT41115 Certificate IV in Health Care, the Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (HLT43015), the Certificate IV in Disability (CHC43115) or the Diploma of Nursing (HLT54115). CORE UNITS Communicate and work in health or community services CHCCOM005 Work with diverse people CHCDIV001 Recognise healthy body systems HLTAAP001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures HLTINF001 Participate in workplace health and safety HLTWHS001 Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately BSBMED301 Organise personal work priorities and development BSBWOR301 HEALTH & NURSING 38 39 ENROL NOW