Health Care Assistants, also known as nursing assistants, auxiliary nurses, or support workers, provide care to patients in hospitals or other medical settings. Assistants are under the direction of a qualified professional, and they work closely with patients to ensure their comfort and safety.
Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma in Health Assistant in Ghana are:
Family Health University College
WASSCE/SSSCE Applicants
1. PASSES (A1-E8/A-E) IN THE FOLLOWING CORE SUBJECTS:
- English
- Mathematics
- Intergrated Science
2. Passes (A1-E8/A-E) in any of the programs done at Senior High School.
- With an aggregate of 40 or better for WASSCE and aggregate 30 or better for SSSCE.
NB: After completing the Nurse Assistant Clinical Programme successfully, students will have the opportunity to top-up to do Diploma in Nursing (2 Years), Diploma in Midwifery (2 Years), or BSc Nursing (3 Years) at a preferred College or University.
What is the work of a health assistant?
Types of duties may include: observing, monitoring and recording patients’ conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.
assisting with clinical duties.
personal care including infection prevention and control, food, personal hygiene, and overall reassurance, comfort, and safety.
What qualifications do you need to be a health care assistant?
There are no set entry requirements to become a healthcare assistant, though you‘ll be expected to have strong literacy and numeracy skills.
Some employers may ask for GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths.