Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker

Overview

Liaises with patients, clients, visitors to hospitals and other medical facilities and staff at health clinics, and works as a team member to arrange, coordinate and provide health care delivery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health clinics. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)

Tasks

  • maintaining health records and statistics
  • acting as an advocate in the community they serve, and as a communicator and interpreter on behalf of clients and other health workers
  • providing clinical functions, such as case management and follow-up, independently or in consultation with other health care providers
  • providing health education to individual clients and staff in health facilities
  • providing cultural education to persons outside the cultural community and life skills education to the community they serve
  • providing counselling and referring clients to other health care providers where necessary

Related Occupations

Source: 1220.0 - ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition.
Note: The tasks associated with the occupation are to be used as guidance only. The tasks listing may include tasks associated with the grouping/category to which the occupation belongs.

Training Pathways

16 courses found.

Course name Providers
HLT60121: Advanced Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Management
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HLT50221: Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Management
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Funded under:
User Choice Program (Subsidy)
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HLT50121: Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice
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HLT46115: Certificate IV in Indigenous Environmental Health
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HLT40221: Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice
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Funded under:
Fee Free TAFE (Subsidy) , User Choice Program (Subsidy)
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HLT40121: Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
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Funded under:
Fee Free TAFE (Subsidy) , User Choice Program (Subsidy)
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HLT36115: Certificate III in Indigenous Environmental Health
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HLT30121: Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
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Funded under:
User Choice Program (Subsidy) , Certificate 3 Guarantee Program (Subsidy) , Fee Free TAFE (Subsidy)
Offered as:
Traineeship
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HLT26120: Certificate II in Indigenous Environmental Health
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HLT26015: Certificate II in Population Health
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HLT20121: Certificate II in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
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Funded under:
Certificate 3 Guarantee Program (Subsidy)
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11295NAT: Certificate IV in Stolen Generations Family Research and Case Management
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11094NAT: Course in Providing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Palliative Care Support
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11049NAT: Course in Health Coaching for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with Chronic Conditions
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11037NAT: Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Theory and Practice
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10998NAT: Certificate IV in Breastfeeding Education
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