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Course: Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance HLT42507

The satisfaction of helping to improve clients’ quality of life is just one reason for allied health’s popularity as a career. The strong job prospects and range of opportunities it presents are other good reasons for considering a career in this emerging field, which has grown by more than a third in recent years.

Opportunities for allied health assistants are increasing sharply as clinicians call for skilled assistants to help them keep pace with demand for therapeutic and program-related activities in hospital and community settings. Allied health assistants often work across health disciplines to assist multiple health professionals. They offer benefits to clients and patients with more contact time, and they assist in delivering a range of services, including inpatient care, ambulatory care, rehabilitation, outpatients and aged care within hospital and community settings.

Gaining your Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance HLT42507 will give you the skills you need to forge a career in allied health. Available for online delivery or by correspondence, this distance education course offers all of Open Colleges’ renowned flexibility, as well as access to the OpenSpace learning community, an expert trainer and a practical work placement. At the successful completion of your course, you’ll have a well-defined pathway to both generalist and specialist roles in allied health or to further training in the field.

Career outcomes:
  • Allied health assistant
  • Allied health aide
  • Rehabilitation assistant
  • Rehabilitation aide
  • Community rehabilitation assistant
  • Therapy assistant


Upgrading your qualification?

Students who have completed the Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Allied Health Assistance) HLT31702 or Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance HLT32407 may be eligible for credit transfer or RPL.


Partnership with ICMT

Open Colleges, Australia’s leading distance education provider, has partnered with Integrated Care & Management Training (ICMT) to promote and provide access to the Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance HLT42507.

ICMT (National Provider Code 90197) is a leading provider of education and training in the Health and Community Services sectors. ICMT is distinguished by its up-to-date courses, designed in partnership with industry, and its outstanding student and graduate outcomes.

This is a popular course so we recommend that you enrol as soon as possible to secure your place.

Course Number E0141
Course Fees From $86.67 per week View our payment options
Delivery mode: Print or online
Course duration: 6-24 months
Assessments: Written assessment tasks and work placement activities
Qualification: Certificate IV
Awarded byICMT
Nationally Recognised Yes
Government Funding
Career One jobs for:
Medical & Dental Assistants 45
Natural & Massage Therapies 39
Nursing 463
General/Other: Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical 201
Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy (OT) & Rehabilitation 84
Sports & Fitness Training 5

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Subject

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Module 1
  • Getting started with allied health
    • HLTAP301B Recognise healthy body systems in a health care context
    • HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures
    • HLTHIR301B Communicate and work effectively in health
Module 2
  • Right words, right actions
    • BSBMED301B Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
    • HLTAH301B Assist with an allied health program
    • HLTCSD201C Maintain high standard of client service
    • HLTCSD305C Assist with client movement
Module 3
  • Allied health precision
    • HLTAH401B Deliver and monitor a client-specific exercise program
    • HLTHIR403C Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
    • HLTIN302B Process re-usable instruments and equipment in health work
    • HLTAH408B Assist with the development and maintenance of client functional status
    • HLTAH407B Assist with the rehabilitation of clients
Module 4
  • Influencing behaviour
    • HLTCSD306C Respond effectively to difficult or challenging behaviour
    • CHCCS401B Facilitate responsible behaviour
    • CHCCM401D Undertake case management
    • HLTCOM301C Provide specific information to clients
    • HLTAH409B Conduct group sessions for individual client outcomes
Module 5
  • Organisational excellence
    • HLTHIR403C Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the health industry
    • HLTIN402C Implement and monitor infection control policies and procedures
    • HLTHIR506C Implement and monitor compliance with legal and ethical requirements
    • BSBMED401B Manage patient record keeping system
    • HLTOHS300B Contribute to OHS processes

Entry requirements

Students will require a reasonable level of physical fitness as the role involves a significant level of manual handling.

Minimum education

  • Year 10 or equivalent OR
  • relevant qualification OR
  • relevant vocational experience.

Minimum age

Minimum age of 16 years. If you are under 18 your application must be signed by a parent or guardian.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet. For students who do not have access to either a computer or the internet please contact a student support officer to discuss alternative methods of communication.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

  • Microsoft Office 2003 or equivalent, and
  • Microsoft Windows 98, or
  • Mac OS X, and
  • CD-ROM drive.

Students will also need access to a printer and the following applications:

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader and
  • Macromedia Flash player.

English language requirements

You should be able to read and write English at approximately Year 11 schooling level. If English is your second language and you did not complete Year 11 schooling in English, you are required to provide evidence of English language competency before enrolling into the course. Examples of appropriate evidence are listed below:

Evidence

Example
IELTS Overall score of 5.5
TOEFL 530 (paper), 197 (computer) or 71 (internet)
12 months in English-speaking employment Testimonial, statutory declaration

Open Colleges will endeavour to provide additional assistance to students who experience difficulties with language, literacy and numeracy.

Workplace requirements

Students will be required to undertake 160 hours in an appropriate environment and to demonstrate their skills in the workplace according to the units of competency they are studying. Suitable settings may include hospitals, private practice, aged care facilities, rehabilitation centres, community health facilities, NGO health centres, sports medicine facilities, primary health practices and volunteer organisation centres.

Additional requirements

National Criminal Record Check: Prior to commencing work placement, students will be required to undertake a Criminal Record Check (CRC) to obtain a National Police Certificate.

Commission for Children and Young People Student Declaration: Before commencing work placement, students will be required to sign a CCYP Student Declaration form, which they must provide to the state Public Health Facility. This form declares that the student is not prohibited from working with children and young people.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Infectious Disease: Health departments across Australia require students to be screened and immunised prior to the commencement of their clinical placement. Due to the nature of the work, it may be wise for students to be immunised against hepatitis prior to the commencement of their placement. Students should discuss this with a prospective host employer.

First Aid Certificate: Some workplaces will require students to hold a current First Aid Certificate before commencing work placement.

Students who successfully complete the Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance HLT42507 may go on to further studies in allied health or nursing.

Kathy Gregan

Kathy Gregan

Kathy Gregan has been a trainer with Open Colleges since 2006 and is the senior trainer for the qualifications offered in aged, disability, home and community care and now in allied health.

She has been a health educator for more than 25 years in many learning environments on campus and in distance education. Kathy has vast and significant experience of working and teaching in clinical and community healthcare settings, with multidisciplinary approaches and teams.

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Work Placement

Why is a Work Placement Required?

This course includes 160 hours of work placement. Work placement is required to ensure that the student is able to demonstrate and apply what he or she has learnt in an industry context.

Workplace assessments and training must be undertaken in workplace organisations that are suitable for the course. The student must be under the direction of an appropriately qualified and experienced supervisor. The workplace assessments will be conducted by Open Colleges Workplace Assessors, who will contact both the workplace organisation and the student to arrange mutually convenient times to conduct the workplace assessments.

Open Colleges will assist students to identify work placement opportunities in an appropriate organisation however, it is the responsibility of the student to find and complete the work placement. In the event that the student has previously arranged a work placement Open Colleges will check the suitability of this arrangement.

Open Colleges will make reasonable efforts to organise for assessment to be conducted in the workplace however, the student may be required to attend assessment events at other locations. If the student does not complete a mandatory work placement within the duration of the course Open Colleges is not permitted to issue the qualification.

You will need to complete this part of your studies in an Australian workplace.

Insurance

Open Colleges is pleased to offer our students insurance cover for any mandatory work placement they undertake as part of their course.

Please note that this policy does not provide professional indemnity coverage.

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