Assist Clients with Medication

Program Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare for and provide medication assistance and complete medication documentation. It also involves supporting a client to self-administer medication.

This unit applies to community services and health workers with authority in their state or territory to assist with the administration of medication.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

The latest release of the qualification can be found at:

https://training.gov.au/training/details/HLTHPS006/unitdetails 

Key Information

Start Date

Every week

Duration

Online Self Study + 3 hours Face to Face

Fee

$550 (AUD)

Delivery Site

Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart

Mode of Delivery

This program is delivered in a blended delivery mode, which includes the combination of face to face, structured self-paced and online learning.  

Student

Domestic

Requirement

Students must: 

Be over 18 years of age.

Possess a Unique Student Identifier (USI) number.

Provide 100-point IDs.

Have sufficient language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills

If you have language, literacy or numeracy difficulties or other special needs, please inform our training support staff prior to enrolling so they can speak with you about our available support services.