Diploma of Nursing and Patient Care Assisting

A career in nursing and patient care assisting can be extremely rewarding. Job titles graduates in this career are typically known as:

- Health Care Aide
- Nursing Assistant
- Patient Care Assistant
- A nursing assistant/patient care assistant helps to provide compassionate care to individuals who are not able to care for themselves fully. A healthcare aide should have:

- patience
- caring personality
- a desire to help people, and
- be in good physical condition.

Learning more about becoming a nursing assistant could lead to jobs with:

- Residential care facilities
- Home carers
- Hospitals
- Group homes
- Home healthcare services
- Nursing homes

Under the direction and supervision of nurses and patient support services managers, nursing and patient care assistants will undertake a range of duties which support clinical care. These include cleaning, catering and traditional orderly duties, for example, patient movement and transporting patients to appointments and procedures within a hospital or aged care facility.

With experience and further training, nursing & patient care assistants can become enrolled nurses or registered nurses.

Anyone with a dream and desire to succeed in nursing and patient care.

There are NO previous work or education requirements for entry into any course level. Students may enrol directly into the diploma or advanced diploma levels without completing lower ranked qualifications. Graduates can expect higher course levels to result in higher potential salary, positions and skill capabilities.