Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care - HLT30121
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS:
This qualification reflects the role of individuals working in health care support roles in a diversity of locations including urban, rural and remote settings. It is specific to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who work under general supervision as part of a multidisciplinary health care team providing primary health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities. At this level, work involves the provision of generalist health services and the use of some discretion and judgment within the parameters of clearly defined plans, policies and procedures to guide work activities.This qualification provides a pathway to work in a range of health care settings including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community organisations, and the public or private health sector.The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Subjects
- Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
- Inform and support patients and groups about oral health
- Communicate and work in health or community services
- Deliver medicines to customers outside the pharmacy
- Participate in workplace health and safety
- Recognise healthy body systems
- Assist customers with prescriptions
- Work with diverse people
- Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site
- Provide information and support on environmental health issues
- Facilitate responsible behaviour
- Collect and record data
- Maintain patient records
- Recognise and respond to crisis situations
- Provide information on smoking and smoking cessation
- Provide healthy lifestyle information
- Use basic oral health screening tools
- Support clients to access health services
- Identify and report children and young people at risk
- Provide needle and syringe services
- Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
- Transport individuals
- Apply the principles of confidentiality, privacy and security within the medical environment
- Recognise and respond to oral health issues
- Respond to community disasters
- Provide support to older clients
- Determine and implement disease prevention and control measures
- Provide support to people living with dementia
- Assist with health assessments
- Facilitate access to tertiary health services
- Work in an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health support role
- Work under instructions to support the safe use of medications
- Work with clients who are intoxicated
- Provide First Aid
- Apply and use basic oral health products
- Work legally and ethically
- Provide basic health service information to clients
- Provide support to clients affected by loss, grief or trauma
- Operate communications systems and equipment
- Support the supply of Pharmacy Medicines and Pharmacist Only Medicines
- Provide brief interventions
- Visit client residence
- Support the rights and safety of children and young people
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | Domestic: $15,200 | No |
Fee comments
Campuses: Collingwood.
Bursaries to assist with fees may be available for students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders or hold a Concession card.The student tuition fees, as published, are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment.
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