Patient transport is our business. With Trainers working in the industry, we know what it takes to train Ambulance Transport Attendants to the highest standard, producing high quality, job ready graduates.

The Qualification

This qualification starts you on the pathway for a role as an Ambulance Transport Attendant, providing non-emergency transport and care for patients who have a non-acute or chronic illness or disability and require transportation. You will gain the skills to provide clinical assessment and pre-hospital interventions to patients in need, including providing advanced skills in life support.

The Diploma of Emergency Health Care is the next step to take after you have already completed the HLT31120 Certificate III Non-Emergency Patient Transport and have been working in the industry.

The Promise

We are confident in the delivery of our training. On successful completion of the Diploma and application to careers@stjohnvic.com.au, graduates will be guaranteed an initial telephone interview for vacant Ambulance Transport Attendant positions in the Non-Emergency Patient Transport division at St John.

So far we have employed 51 graduates of our courses into our Non-Emergency Patient Transport division.

Upcoming course dates

• Tuesday 8th February 2022 - last enrolments taken 1 February 2022
• Friday 8th April 2022 - last enrolments taken 31 March 2022 - NEW

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Want to know more about the St John Diploma of Emergency Health Care course? Watch our on-demand webinar!

The webinar is hosted by James Ray, Clinical Instructor for the Diploma of Emergency Health Care course at St John Ambulance Victoria.

Join James as she explains more about what the Diploma of Emergency Health Care is, why you should do this course, career pathways, the St John Diploma of Emergency Health Care different as well as enrolment requirements and commonly asked questions.

Course Requirements

• This course runs over 35 weeks, with 1 day per week commitment to learning. This is made up of a combination of face to face classes, which includes 15 mandatory workshops covering 5 units of competency plus observation shifts where you will be on a work placement and simulated training.
• Students are also required to complete self-paced workbooks, and self-guided learning.
• During weeks with classes, these run 8.30am-5pm one day per week, you are also expected to complete 12 hours of self-guided learning. During weeks where there are no classes and your on-road observation shifts are conducted, you are also expected to complete 20 hours of self-guided learning activities.
• In total the time commitment is 718 hours for the course.
• Students are given 12 months from course commencement date to complete the course.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care. However, St John’s delivery model requires participants of this program to:

• Successfully complete the HLT31120 Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport

Upon completion of the above requirement participants will be able to apply to enrol in HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care.

This may also require participants to update their first aid units if they are not current and/or require the new first aid units.

Information on HLT31120 Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport can be found here.

Additional Requirements

To commence in this course, you are required to have:

• Full Driver’s Licence (P/L plates not accepted).
• Current working with children check
• Current Police check
• Students must have a laptop or tablet which is wi-fi enabled
• Proof of vaccinations for current Influenza (within the last 12 months), COVID 19, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Pertussis, Measles/Mumps/Rubella, with serology report (required before commencing observer shifts)
• Students must be clean shaven for infection control (PPE requirements) on observer shifts

Course Fees

Course fees can be paid through 5 direct payments or via Zip.

Course fees are $8,695

• 1st Payment - Enrolment confirmation and deposit: $945.00 (non-refundable)
• 2nd Payment – due 2 days prior to course commencement: $1,937.50
• 3rd Payment – Before end week 1: $ 1,937.50
• 4th Payment – Before end week 5: $1,937.50
• 5th Payment – Before end week 12: $1,937.50

Payment must be paid in full prior to undertaking observer shifts.

Payment is for units that aren’t part of the HLT31120 Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport. HLT31120 Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport should be completed prior to undertaking the HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care with St John.

This course is eligible for Zip payments. Click to find out more.

GOVERNMENT FUNDED PLACES

Note this course is not eligible for government funded/subsided places.

Additional Information

As an Ambulance Transport Attendant, you can expect your day to day work to include:

• Transporting patients to and from medical appointments
• Responding to emergency calls that have been deemed non-time critical
• Taking a leadership role within the team to ensure high standards of patient care and safety
• Comforting patients and their families by offering support and encouragement; being punctual and attentive to procedure schedules; demonstrating caring and cultural sensitivity
• Maintaining safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with federal and state legal regulations and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requirements
• Updating your job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
• Enhancing the reputation of the organisation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

If you believe you may have some or all of the knowledge and skills covered in the units of competency, you may apply for Recognition of Prior Learning.

If you would like to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning, download and complete this form and forward to diploma.training@stjohnvic.com.au

Assessment Information

A successful outcome for this diploma will be determined by a range of different assessment methods including written assessment, observation of simulated and practical activities etc. You will be required to demonstrate CPR on a manikin on the floor.

Participants will also be required to undertake a wide range of manual handling tasks in preparation for future employment.

All the Assessment Task Workbooks will be provided by your trainer in Microsoft Word or PDF. You will need to complete your answers in the workbook and email to your trainer. Your trainer will provide you feedback in your workbook. In the Assessment Task Workbook, each assessment task provides explicit instructions on how to complete the task.

Career pathways

Graduates of the HLT51020 – Diploma of Emergency Health Care can use this qualification to secure employment in the private sector, or in some cases work overseas. This diploma is also a proven pathway to university to study a paramedicine degree, which is the new standard to become a registered Ambulance Paramedic.