New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) with strands in Healthcare Assistance and Support Work

Summary

Study health and wellbeingAre you passionate about caring for or helping other people? Then a career as a healthcare assistant or support worker may be for you. This certificate will prepare you to work in health and wellbeing.

This dynamic programme will ensure you are fully equipped with the skills and knowledge to work effectively within a variety of healthcare organisations and community settings as a proficient healthcare assistant or a support worker.

These roles are very rewarding and enable you to give back to our communities and provide help to those who need it while providing a career for life.

You will get the opportunity to learn, develop and practice hands-on clinical skills such as vital signs, bed making, bed bathing, showering, maintaining oral hygiene needs, and assisting people with meals.

Throughout the course there is a strong emphasis on communication and observational skills as these are an essential skill required of a healthcare assistant or a support worker.

This programme includes a minimum of 100 hours of work experience. This takes place after the completion of the theory in the final weeks of the programme. You will undertake a placement in either a hospital or a residential care facility to consolidate your learning, clinical skills and knowledge.