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Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care

The Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care is a coursework award that aims to provide an opportunity for individuals from any professional background who are working in health related areas to deepen their knowledge base in palliative care within a global context.

The course is designed to enable practitioners to select a series of topics built on core material that will assist them to address particular needs within their practice and employment.

The course aims to bring people from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to work together in appraisal, assessment and problem-solving required of a multi-disciplinary/multi-professional team in this area.

The course also aims to develop independent critical thinkers who will be able to contribute to the development of the practice of Palliative Care.

Campus Information

Bedford Park

Located just 12km south of the centre of Adelaide, the Bedford Park campus is Flinders' main campus. It's a spacious, elevated site with panoramic views to the coast and over the city. Our Student Hub offers 24/7 study spaces and access to all student services in one convenient location.

Victoria Square

Located in the heart of Adelaide CBD, Flinders at Victoria Square is an accessible, alternative and flexible space for students, staff and the general public. We teach a selection of courses and topics and provide general information to students who want to study at Flinders.

Tonsley

Flinders at Tonsley is a place where our students interact with business, and where business interacts with our researchers in areas such as engineering, medical devices and nanoscale technologies, to create the new products and processes of the 21st century.

Intakes

March
July

Application Processing Time in Days: 10

Application Process

More information Required

10 Days

Possible Interview Call from Institution

10 Days

Provisional/Unconditional Offer

20 Days

Visa Process

30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Your career

Palliative and end-of-life care are developing at local and national levels within multiple health care settings. Organizations require practitioners with the specialist skills and attitudes provided by this course, whether experienced practitioners or graduates with basic palliative care skills. Graduates can find careers in areas ranging from rural and remote, acute, community, acute hospitals, and aged care settings, to palliative care units and hospice care.

Potential employers include:

hospitals
hospices
nursing homes
community care.

PSW Opportunity

PG Diploma and Certificate courses are a pathway to the Master's Degree and can get up to 3 years of PSW visa after completing Masters.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Applicants who do not hold the Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution in dietetics, medicine, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, paramedic science, pharmacy, physiotherapy, psychology, speech pathology or social work.
In addition applicants must have no less than two years full-time equivalent professional experience in the health sector or closely related field.

Flinders University

Adelaide , South Australia ,Australia