Apprentice Therapeutic Radiographer
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · South West · TA1 5DA
About the role
Ready for a career that actually matters? 🤔 Join our Radiotherapy team as a Therapeutic Radiographer Apprentice! This is your chance to earn while you learn, diving into workplace training and university study to become a qualified Therapeutic Radiographer, registered with the HCPC. ✨ You'll be under the wing of awesome experienced staff, mastering the skills to deliver top-notch radiotherapy treatments and support patients through their cancer journey. 🤝 We're a multidisciplinary team, so you'll get hands-on with all sorts of radiotherapy tasks, always putting patients first. 💖 Get ready to boss advanced tech, chat with patients and colleagues like a pro, and be part of cutting-edge radiotherapy services. 🚀 We're looking for super enthusiastic people with killer communication skills, a hunger to learn, and a genuine passion for helping others. 💪 You'll need GCSEs in English and Maths (or equivalent) to get started. Check out the deets: https://courses.uwe.ac.uk/ST0620/therapeutic-radiographer 🌟 Make a real impact and kickstart a fulfilling career at the forefront of cancer care. Let's do this! 🎉
Key responsibilities
- Deliver and support the planning and delivery of high-quality radiotherapy treatments and patient care.
- Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Maintain accurate and confidential patient records using departmental information systems.
- Participate in quality assurance activities and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
- Actively engage in academic study, departmental training, and continuous professional development.
Entry requirements
Essential qualifications (Essential Level 3 qualifications or equivalent to meet HEI entry requirements BBC 112 UCAS points DMM BTEC in a science/healthcare subject 12 level 3 credits at Merit or above in an access to science/healthcare 60 credits at 60% or above in a relevant foundation degree GCSE English and Maths (4 or above) or equivalent For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see the minimum entry requirements page Desirable Knowledge of relevant national standards, e.g. IR(ME)R 2017, IRR 2017 and associated codes of practice IV cannulation competency)