Palliative Care Assessment Package (Levels 3 & 4)
Allied Health
A course by
Careerforce
An assessment package designed to recognise and credential palliative and end of life care competencies for support workers and health professionals, supported by Hospice New Zealand.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
It will take a total of 9 weeks
Core skills this course teaches
Understand key principles of palliative care
Trainees will describe fundamental concepts and approaches in palliative care, including support worker roles and responsibilities.
Apply palliative care in workplace settings
Trainees will demonstrate practical application of a palliative care approach when supporting patients in health or wellbeing settings.
Be recognised for formal unit standards
Learners will achieve NZQA-recognised unit standards that contribute to relevant Health and Wellbeing Level 3 and 4 certificates.
What You're Signing Up For
Careerforce's Palliative Care Assessment Package (Levels 3 & 4) enables support workers or health professionals to have their palliative and end of life care capabilities formally recognised. It is suitable for those who have completed the Hospice New Zealand Fundamentals of Palliative Care programme, are working or experienced in palliative settings, or wish to gain unit standards toward relevant Health and Wellbeing certificates (Level 3 & 4). Assessments involve short answer questions and observations and are available online or on paper. The package acknowledges participants' role in providing quality palliative care.
Course Content
- Describe the key principles of palliative care and a support worker’s role in a palliative approach to care (Level 3 unit standard 28738)
- Apply a palliative care approach in a health or wellbeing setting (Level 4 unit standard 29523)
- Short answer assessments on Aka Toi or paper
- Observed application of palliative care and last days of life care
- Learning support for knowledge and practical skills in palliative care
What you need to know first
Attended the Hospice New Zealand Fundamentals of Palliative Care programme OR
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Allied Health
Aged Care
Community Support
Palliative and End of Life Care
Future employment opportunities might be
Recognised competency for support workers in palliative care settings
Enhanced employment in aged care, hospice, and community health roles