Apprentice Assistant Practitioner in Diagnostic Imaging (CT)

NHS; Ipswich, Colchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the NHS as an Apprentice Assistant Practitioner in Diagnostic Imaging (CT) at Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals. This role involves working full-time while pursuing a Level 5 qualification, contributing to excellent patient care and supporting clinical teams.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Must have GCSE A-C in maths and English or level 2 functional skills.
• Level 3 qualification or relevant clinical experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing care and support under registered practitioners.
• Participate in training, development, and ongoing review activities.

Skills

Communication

Prioritization

Motivation

Education

GCSE A-C/Level 4-9 in maths and English

Level 3 qualification in science or healthcare

Job description

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Apprentice Assistant Practitioner in Diagnostic Imaging (CT)

The closing date is 26 May 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our trust as an Apprentice Assistant Practitioner in Diagnostic Imaging (CT) and supporting in a university course which commences in September 2025.

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

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.

You will join the training programme delivered by Derby University as distance learning to achieve the Level 5 Assistant Practitioner. For this role you will need to work full time, 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

It will take approximately 2 years to complete this apprenticeship during which time 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
• Completion of portfolios, essays, reflective accounts and projects
• Access to learning facilities and resources
• Participation of 3 monthly tripartite meetings with trust & HEI

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.

About us

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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Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE A-C/Level 4-9 in maths and English or level 2 functional stills
• Level 3 qualification or relevant clinical experience
• Level 3 qualification in science or healthcare

Experience

• Working with the public
• Administration
• Staff and self-motivation
• Maintaining high standards
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working

Knowledge

• Experience in the use of computers
• Teamwork concept
• Health service structure
• Hospital systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust