Assistant Practitioner To Radiographer, Certificate | Part time online | University of Derby | United Kingdom
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Assistant Practitioner To Radiographer

University of Derby
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We consider this, just one part of our plan to enhance the skill set within the East Midlands, and to recognise the valuable work that Assistant Practitioners do on a daily basis within our hospitals and clinics.University of Derby offers the Assistant Practitioner To Radiographer programme. 

Overview

Key facts

This short full-time course offers Assistant Practitioners the opportunity to progress from Band 4 to Band 5 in their career. It’s a course which upon completion will allow you to gain entry to the final stage of a BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography course. By successfully completing the BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography course you will be eligible to apply for registration as a diagnostic radiographer.Currently the programme is restricted to level 5 qualified Assistant Practitioners in plain film radiography. However if you are an assistant practitioner qualified at a different level to this and would like to discuss your particular career aspirations,  we would be happy to offer possible further training routes in conjunction with your employers.

University of Derby's Assistant Practitioner To Radiographer programme will teach you more about this topic. 

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • You’ll receive high quality teaching from friendly, supportive and enthusiastic staff, many of who are clinically and research active
  • There are opportunities to study with your peers on the undergraduate diagnostic radiography course, and also with students from other pre-registration and graduate entry health and social care programmes
  • The course focuses on key competences and the underpinning of core knowledge
  • Upon completion, students may wish to continue on to the final year of the BSc Diagnostic Radiography programme which would be self-funded

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 6 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English

Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • A foundation degree in radiographic practice
  • IELTS at 6.5, you will need to be up to IELTS level 7.0 at the point of registration with the HCPC
  • GCSE in Maths and English at grade C or above
  • You must be in current employment as an Assistant Practitioner in radiography (general)
  • You will be expected to produce a portfolio of evidence for radiographic skills
  • You will need to complete a occupational health screening form
  • You must be a UK resident, this course is not open to international applicants
  • A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required at the point of accepting a place at the University. The Disclosure and Barring Service was established when the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) merged in 2012 and will now provide the criminal records checking service for this programme

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