Program Overview

Assistant Practitioner (Health) Radiography Apprenticeship

The Assistant Practitioner (Health) Radiography apprenticeship has been developed in collaboration with employers to address workforce demands and ensure a skilled pipeline of professionals. The programme content has been strategically aligned with industry standards, including those set by the Society of Radiographers, to facilitate a seamless transition for apprentices onto the one-year Diagnostic Radiography top-up programme to become registered radiographers. Apprentices within a range of clinical settings such as CT, MRI benefit from the opportunity to apply their learning directly to their clinical environment. Additionally, the cohort-based structure fosters collaboration, enabling apprentices to exchange insights, share best practices, and explore key areas of professional interest, ultimately enhancing their expertise and contribution to the field.

Overview

This apprenticeship programme aims to enable support workers in radiography to work as an Assistant Practitioner.

Modules

Year 1

• Teach apprentices the basics of professionalism, scope of practice, holistic patient care, and the research base for their profession.
• Students also learn radiation protection, basic scientific principles of medical imaging, an understanding of relevant legislation, health informatics and the operation and application of a range of ionising radiation and non-ionising technologies.

Year 2

• Modules on leadership, management, and quality, the patient’s journey, anatomy and physiology and its application to a range of conditions, digital medical imaging in radiography, advanced health informatics, and an understanding of legislation.

Course Objectives

• To be able to work as an Assistant Practitioner (Health) within their own field and scope of practice.
• To be able to work within the limits of their competence and authority to provide high quality, evidence-based clinical, diagnostic or therapeutic care and holistic support as part of the wider healthcare team.
• To be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people whilst maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.
• To be able to learn whilst staying in their own clinical area for two years and gain in depth experience in their chosen field of practice.
• To be able to develop clinical and professional skills to enable them to fully integrate and support registered healthcare practitioners and provide excellent patient care.

Entry Requirements

• Applicants need to be working for a medical imaging/radiography service provider offering diagnostic radiography services for the NHS or independent sector this could include X-ray, CT, CT-Pet, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, and Interventional Radiography services.
• Candidates need to be working for 30 hours per week.
• Candidates will need to have achieved GCSE English Language and Maths at C/4 or above (Functional Skills Level 2 also accepted), and a NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.

Key Details

• Recruiting to: UK / RoI / Settled in UK
• Course Location: Online
• Institute: Institute of Health
• Delivery Style: 1 study day/week
• Course Duration: Full time - 2 years
• Course Start Point: January, September

Programme Specification

Available upon request.

Prospectus

Available upon request.