The Stop Smoking Practitoner Programme offers a specialised course for registered Health Professionals (i.e. Nurses and Midwives. We know that health professionals have already undertaken a considerable amount of training in their chosen field and we want to acknowledge their expertise. This is why the NTS has developed the SSPP Health Professionals version of the programme. It is comprised of 3 Assessment Tasks:
What unit standards are included in the Health Professional Course?
27504 - Describe tobacco use and dependence and smoking cessation treatments.
27505 - Assess a person for tobacco dependence and support a person to develop a stop-smoking plan.
27506 - Support a person to implement a stop-smoking plan and provide on-going support to assist a person to remain smoke free.
27507 - Describe tobacco control and health promotion as ways of enhancing health through smoking cessation.
How much does it cost?
If you are part of a Ministry of Health funded Stop Smoking Service you will only need to pay a one off $85 Careerforce Fee.
How long does the course take to complete?
The programme can be completed at your own pace. The first module and assessment tasks approximately one hour to complete.
Assessments 2 & 3 are client portfolios which takes longer as they require evidence to be collected and referred to when answering questions.