An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our trust as an Apprentice Diagnostic Radiographer in Diagnostic Imaging and supported in a university course.

We have a post available at Colchester Hospital and a post at Ipswich Hospital.

It will take approximately 36 months to complete the apprenticeship during which time you can expect to be Workplace based for four days (30 hours) per week and 1 day (7.5 hours) will be protected study time. This will be with Sheffield Hallam University and there will be some in person elements to the teaching in Sheffield. Attendance of training is considered to be essential and annual leave must be arranged outside these sessions.

We are one of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia and our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

You will be joining a dynamic, friendly and highly skilled team who value the assistant practitioner role and will make sure there are good opportunities for you to develop and enhance your clinical skills.

You will be working as part of the team to provide a high quality, responsive diagnostic service delivering excellent patient care in line with the hospital’s core values.

You must have excellent communication and prioritization skills. High standards of care, compassion, dignity and privacy of patients should be at the forefront of all that you deliver. You must be committed to both personal development and that of the service and have an innovative attitude

This development opportunity uses the apprenticeship standard for a Registered Diagnostic Radiographer which describes the skills, knowledge, values and behaviours required for this role. On completion of this apprenticeship you will meet the qualification requirements to apply for registration to the HealthCare Professions Council (HCPC).

A training programme delivered by Sheffield Hallam University will support in achieving the following qualifications:

BSc (hons) in Diagnostic Radiography

You will participate in training, development and on-going review activities. These will include:

Completing supernumerary practice and theory hours

Formal programmes of lectures, seminars and workshops

Workplace support in a range of practice settings

Completion of portfolios, essays, reflective accounts and projects

Access to learning facilities and resources

You will be expected to complete a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your learning and skills in practice in accordance with the apprenticeship standard. Working under the direction of registered practitioners within multidisciplinary teams you will assist in the provision of care and support, meeting the care needs of the users of the service.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England , employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.