Career Pathway in Health
Are you inspired to care for and support people who are in need of assistance? Do you enjoy working in a team? Are you interested in working with people varying in age, life stages, abilities, and cultures? If so, you may find a career in health both personally fulfilling and financially rewarding. Whether it’s a role as Caregiver or Pharmacy Technician, you’ll be job-ready for your health career pathway when you finish your health qualification at NZSE. Explore the options below to light up your future – and the future of others.
Caregivers are frontline health workers, providing care and support to patients and helping them achieve personal wellbeing goals. Caregivers provide a range of services, including creating routines and goals; helping with daily tasks that a patient is unable to do on their own; and encouraging participation in activities and programmes. Caregivers can work in a range of settings such as a retirement village or in a patient’s home. This pathway leads you to work with a minimum pay of $26.94 an hour according to the New Zealand Government’s pay parity agreement (as of 1 July 2023).
Job Opportunities
Skills gained
Industry Certification / Work placement:
Community Support workers provide care across a wide range of areas within healthcare. Depending on their specialty, Community Support workers nurture the wellbeing of people who have disabilities, mental illnesses and/or are part of the aged population. This pathway leads you to work with a minimum pay of $28.25 an hour according to the New Zealand Government’s pay parity agreement (as of 1 July 2023).
Job Opportunities
- Community Support
- Healthcare Support
- Age care
- Community Care
- Healthcare Assistant
Skills gained
- Palliative Care
- Hauroa and other cultural wellbeing perspectives
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Professional and ethical behaviour
- Safety procedures and clinical care
Industry Certifications / Work Placement:
One in four New Zealanders have a form of disability or impairment. Disability Support workers cater to the needs of the disabled population, whether that’s a physical impairment or a psychological or learning disorder. Within their role, a Disability Support worker may help a patient with daily tasks, provide basic counselling and resources, and develop goals with their patients to help them reach their full potential.
Job Opportunities
Skills gained
- Effective communication and engagement skills
- Leadership and reflective practice
- Cultural competency in wellbeing
- Safety and quality in healthcare
- Industry-based project experience
Industry Certifications and Work Experience:
- Essential First Aid certificate
- Work placement in the Health sector (200 hours)
- Disability Support Practicum
A Pharmacy Technician works alongside pharmacists and other pharmacy staff to deliver, maintain and prepare prescriptions. They also help in the day-to-day running of a pharmacy, whether it is a community pharmacy, retail pharmacy, or hospital setting.
Job Opportunities
Skills gained at this level
- Pharmacy ethics, regulations and legislation
- Pharmacotherapy and Patient Counselling and Guidance
- Interpreting prescriptions and calculating correct dosage
- Human anatomy and physiology, and treatment options
- Pharmacology and Professional Communication
- Basic clinical knowledge of drug formulation and side-effects
- Compounding and preparing pills and ointments, and storage.
Industry Certifications / Work Placement:
Turama Scholarship Programme
Health Industry Partners
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