• Job Description

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  Job summary

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

  This post will be 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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  Details

  Date posted

  09 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £24,169 to £29,114 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  432-HR189-25

  Job locations

  Ipswich Hospital

  Heath Road

  Ipswich

  IP4 5PD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

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

  Desirable

  • Level 3 qualification in science or healthcare

  Experience

  Essential

  • Working with the public
  • Administration
  • Staff and self-motivation
  • Maintaining high standards

  Desirable

  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience in the use of computers
  • Teamwork concept

  Desirable

  • Health service structure
  • Hospital systems

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

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

  Desirable

  • Level 3 qualification in science or healthcare

  Experience

  Essential

  • Working with the public
  • Administration
  • Staff and self-motivation
  • Maintaining high standards

  Desirable

  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Experience in the use of computers
  • Teamwork concept

  Desirable

  • 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 details

  Employer name

  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Ipswich Hospital

  Heath Road

  Ipswich

  IP4 5PD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Ipswich Hospital

  Heath Road

  Ipswich

  IP4 5PD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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