About this role
Nursing Support Workers provide limited patient care under the direction of nursing staff.
What you might do day-to-day in this job
Typical tasks for a Nursing Support Worker include:
- assists patients with their personal care needs such as showering, dressing and eating
- assists patients with their mobility and communication needs
- participates in planning the care of individuals
- follows therapy plans such as interventions to assist those with dementia and behavioural problems
- observes and reports changes in patients' conditions, and reports complaints about care
- assists with rehabilitation exercises
- provides basic treatment and delivery of medications.
Courses that can lead to a career as a Nursing Support Worker
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Learn to support people in aged or disability care. Build real skills and experience to help others live safely and independently.
- Traineeship
- On-the-job training
- 1 year
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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Diploma of Nursing
HLT54121
Get ready for a nursing career. Study patient care, clinical practice and health support with practical placements.
- Become an enrolled nurse
- 1–2 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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Train for a role in health care. Learn to assist with patient care, transport and daily clinical tasks.
- Traineeship
- On-the-job training
- 1 year
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available