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This course is an entry level qualification to work within the non-emergency ambulance industry. The target participants for this course are individuals who are wanting to commence a career in the Patient Transport Industry. Candidates are not required to have any previous experience within the health industry.

NPT Heart's course includes 80 hours of work placements which will be facilitated through National Patient Transport.  These work placements will be rostered for students following successful completion of all face-to-face sessions and online work.

  

This course is also an entry-level qualification to work within the non-emergency ambulance industry.

The target participants for this course are individuals who are wanting to commence a career in the Patient Transport Industry and are considering a future career as an Ambulance Attendant or a Paramedic as this course includes some additional clinical knowledge. Candidates are not required to have any previous experience within the health industry. 

NPT Heart's course includes 80 hours of work placements which will be facilitated through National Patient Transport.  These work placements will be rostered for students following successful completion of all face-to-face sessions and online work.

This qualification reflects pre-hospital and out-of-hospital workers employed to provide patient assessment, healthcare and transport services. These workers possess clinical skills and theoretical knowledge and provide clinical assessment and pre-hospital and out-of-hospital interventions to patients in an emergency, including providing advanced skills in life support. This qualification applies to a variety of roles within the health care and patient transport system.

NPT's course has been specifically designed for people already working within the non-emergency patient transport industry and hold either a Cert III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport or a Cert IV in Health Care.

The course can be completed within 6 months.  

 

Currently, studying nursing or paramedicine and would like to work in the non-emergency patient transport sector whilst completing your qualifications?  NPT Heart's short course, "Driving in the NEPT Sector" is designed especially for you.