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UNIT GROUP 4233 NURSING SUPPORT AND PERSONAL CARE WORKERS

• NURSING SUPPORT AND PERSONAL CARE WORKERS provide assistance, support and direct care to patients in a variety of health, welfare and community settings.

  Indicative Skill Level:
  Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

  In Australia:

  • AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
  
  In New Zealand:
  • NZ Register Level 2 or 3 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
  
  At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

  Registration or licensing may be required.

  Tasks Include:

  • assisting patients with their personal care needs such as showering, dressing and eating
  • assisting patients with their mobility and communication needs
  • participating in planning the care of individuals
  • following therapy plans such as interventions to assist those with dementia and behavioural problems
  • observing and reporting changes in patients' condition, and reporting complaints about care
  • assisting with rehabilitation exercises, basic treatment and delivering medications
  • providing direct support and assistance to therapists
  
  Occupations:
  • 423311 Hospital Orderly
    423312 Nursing Support Worker
    423313 Personal Care Assistant
    423314 Therapy Aide

423311 HOSPITAL ORDERLY

• Alternative Titles:
  • Patient Services Assistant
    Wardsperson
  
  Assists with the provision of care to patients in a hospital by ensuring wards are neat and tidy, lifting and turning patients and transporting them in wheelchairs or on movable beds, and providing direct care and support.

  Skill Level: 4

423312 NURSING SUPPORT WORKER

• Alternative Titles:
  • Assistant in Nursing
    Nurses' Aide (NZ)
  
  Provides limited patient care under the direction of nursing staff.

  Skill Level: 4

  Specialisation:

  • Paramedical Aide

423313 PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT

• Provides routine personal care services to people in a range of health care facilities or in a person's home.

  Skill Level: 4

423314 THERAPY AIDE

• Alternative Title:
  • Therapist's Assistant
  
  Assists therapists in providing therapy programs and in the direct care of their patients in a variety of health, welfare and community settings. Registration or licensing may be required.

  Skill Level: 4

  Specialisations:

  • Diversional Therapist's Assistant
    Occupational Therapist's Assistant
    Physiotherapist's Assistant