Advanced Life Support for Health Professionals
Equips health professionals to manage cardiac arrest and provide basic life support. Previously known as Level 4 training.
Advanced Life Support for Health Professionals equips doctors, nurses, dentists, paramedics and allied health practitioners to manage cardiac arrest and provide effective basic life support in a clinical setting. It was previously known as Level 4 training.
The course covers advanced resuscitation skills, including high-performance CPR, airway management adjuncts, effective use of an AED, defibrillation protocols, team-based resuscitation roles and post-resuscitation care.
Delivered in class as a half-day course, the session is scenario driven, with clinical simulations that reflect the environments health professionals work in every day.
Competency is assessed through practical scenarios during the course. Successful participants receive a certificate that is valid for two years, supporting professional development and clinical governance requirements.
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What You'll Learn in this Course
This clinical course builds high-performance resuscitation skills for health professionals:
- High-performance CPR
- Airway management adjuncts
- AED use & defibrillation protocols
- Team-based resuscitation roles
- Rhythm recognition basics
- Post-resuscitation care
- Clinical scenario simulations
NZQA Credits
This clinical course does not carry NZQA unit standards. It supports professional development and clinical governance requirements, and your certificate is valid for two years.
Course requirements
Students are required to:
- be a practising or training health professional, such as a doctor, nurse, dentist or allied health practitioner.
- be able to read and understand English – there are practical, written and verbal assessments in this course.
- be able to kneel on the floor to perform CPR.
If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact us before your course.
Why train with MediTrain?
NZQA approved provider
Nationally recognised training and assessment aligned to NZQA unit standards.
Over 30 years of experience
More than three decades of first aid training across New Zealand workplaces.
Blended learning that sticks
Online theory at your own pace backed by hands-on classroom practice.
Instructors from real medical backgrounds
Learn from trainers with genuine emergency and clinical experience.
Ready to get certified?
Start your course today and gain the confidence to respond when it matters most.
