GP Practice Assistant
This course equips learners to support GPs by assisting practice nurses and practice staff. As GP Practice Assistants, you’ll record vital signs and weight, sterilise equipment, restock consultation rooms, handle administrative tasks and liaise with patients and the public.
| Award Name | Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) | Major | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
1 year
Entry Requirements
− Leaving Certificate
− Leaving Certificate Applied
− Mature applicants
− Equivalent qualifications Core Modules Dunboyne
Careers / Further progression
Graduates may enter the workforce directly or progress to nursing degrees in General, Psychiatric, Mental Health, or Children’s Nursing at universities across Ireland. The expanded QQI Links Programme provides access to a wide range of nursing courses in institutions such as DCU, UCD, Trinity, TU Dublin (including Blanchardstown), SETU Carlow/Waterford, Maynooth University, TUS Athlone, MTU Tralee, DkIT, ATU (GMIT, St. Angela’s, Letterkenny), NUIG, UL, and UCC. The qualification also supports entry into Social Care and Social Studies programmes. Graduates may explore further opportunities through strong links with nursing degree programmes in Northern Ireland (Ulster University) and in the UK, including the University of West London, Edge Hill, Southampton, Staffordshire, Liverpool, Wrexham, Bath, South Bank, Edinburgh, and Bangor
Higher Education Pathways
General Nursing: DCU, Trinity, Ulster University, UL, TUS Athlone, ATU Sligo, DKIT, SETU Waterford, UCC, ATU Letterkenny, UCD, MTU Kerry, ATU Galway Children and General Nursing: DCU, Trinity, UCC, UCD
Mental Health Nursing: UL, DCU, Ulster University, TUS Athlone, Trinity, DKIT, UCC, UCG, ATU Letterkenny, UCD, MTU Kerry
Intellectual Disability
Nursing: UL, DCU, ATU Sligo, Trinity, DKIT, SETU Waterford, UCC, ATU Letterkenny
Midwifery: UL, Trinity, DKIT, UCC, UCG, UCD
Pre-university nursing graduates can apply directly to Ulster University (NHS-funded) and other UK nursing degree programmes
Further information
SUSI Grant
SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) is Ireland’s single national awarding authority for all higher and further education grants. SUSI offers funding to eligible students for level 5 and level 6 courses in Dunboyne College of Further Education. For more information visit www.susi.ie
The following modules will be offered subject to availability or demand and are subject to change
− Care Support
− Care Skills
− Care of the Older Person
− Infection Prevention and Control
− Activities of Daily Living
− Reception and Frontline Office Skills
− Word Processing
− Communications
− Work Experience
5M3782 - Health Service Skills
Level 5 Health Service Skills 5M3782
Patient Moving and Handling
Child Protection
First Aid CPR
Dunboyne Business Park, Dunboyne, Co. Meath, A86 FH01
Phone: (01) 8026577
Email: DunboyneCollege@LMETB.ie
www.dunboynecollege.ie