Healthcare Assistant Practitioner (Radiology Route)

To apply for the apprenticeship, the employer and the individual must submit a joint application form. Please contact us at apprenticeships@cumbria.ac.uk for the application form and further guidance.

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You need to be working in a medical imaging setting, with the full support of your employer/line manager.
Ideally, you will have a qualification in English and Maths to GCSE levels A to C or Functional Skills Level 2, or be willing to work towards these within the first 9 to 12 months of commencing the programme.

By the end of the programme and to become an Assistant Practitioner, Apprentices must have achieved Level 2  English and Maths (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above). Support will be available to help you achieve these qualifications.

The work-based competencies will be met within your current area of work. The university sessions can be delivered from our campuses in Carlisle or Lancaster.

The programme is studied over 2 years.

Work-based learning will be combined with taught university sessions. This will normally be one day a week in university and 4 days in clinical placement, or
this can be adapted to weekly teaching blocks dependent on the needs of the employer.
Assessment types
• Work-based competencies
• Written assignments
• Presentations
• Multiple Choice Exams
• OSCE’s
You will gain
• 120 credits at level 4
• 120 credits at level 5

Apprentices, with support and opportunities in the workplace, can progress onto a range of management and other professional qualifications at level 6 and above, including:

• Degree Apprenticeship
• Degrees or Masters in Management & Leadership, Business, and Business Management
• Further employment opportunities within current or alternative job roles