Healthcare Science Practitioner Apprenticeship
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Yorkshire (LS9 7TF)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 20 April 2026)
Posted on 31 March 2026
Contents
Summary
Applications are invited for an apprentice (level 6) Band 5 (Annex 21) Healthcare Science Practitioner in Radiotherapy Physics at the Leeds Cancer Centre, St James University Hospital. The educational component for the Medical Physics Technology degree provided by the University of West of England.
- Wage
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£32,073 a year
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Band 5 (Band 5 Annex 21 for Apprentices)
- Training course
- Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, but there will be flexible working options.
No weekend or evening work.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Main duties of the job
This post is based in treatment planning. The main responsibilities are:
- To contribute to the day-to-day work of the treatment planning section
- To participate in quality control programme on treatment machines
- To assist with the work of the Mould Room Department
- To fulfil the role of Operator as required by the Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2017
Where you'll work
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Leeds
Yorkshire
LS9 7TF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL
Training course
Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Practice in line with the legislation, standards of proficiency, codes of conduct and ethics that apply to healthcare science practitioners.
- Promote non-discriminatory, equitable and inclusive practices and ensure that each person is treated with dignity and respect.
- Promote the principles of a duty of candour, acting with integrity and in the best interest of individuals.
- Recognise and resolve problems and support others to do the same.
- Identify ways of promoting own good mental health and wellbeing and that of others.
- Independently analyse or interpret accurately clinical technical data.
- Be responsible and accountable for the safety and functioning of equipment evaluating and resolving issues.
- Analyse, present or explain technical results to others.
- Develop and review standard operating procedures (SOPs) and support others to participate in the process.
- Practice or support the provision of person-centred care.
- Promote and maintain the principles of a duty of care, safeguarding and protection, working with others to ensure individuals do not come to harm.
- Practice and support others to apply policy and protocols that relate to informed consent.
- Deliver or support the delivery of high quality clinical technical procedures as applicable to own role.
- Share complex technical information and feedback with others.
- Manage difficult and complex situations and complaints according to protocols.
- Conduct sensitive discussions as required, including obtaining meaningful informed decisions.
- Ensure accurate record keeping, producing reliable data, inputting, retrieving or reporting information within required governance processes and supervising others to do the same.
- Maintain confidentiality, adhering to the correct procedures for disclosure, and support others to do the same.
- Work in partnership with the healthcare science and wider healthcare team.
- Demonstrate leadership skills appropriate to own role, coordinating leadership activities and critically reflecting on the contribution that you provide personally and as a team leader.
- Delegate work to others in the team, following delegation, reporting and escalation protocols appropriate to own role.
- Contribute to a supportive, safe and effective environment in the workplace.
- Maintain health, safety and security practices in the workplace, including infection prevention and control, and support others to do the same.
- Undertake delegated risk assessments, disseminate findings and suggest changes or improvements.
- Participate in clinical and quality management processes.
- Undertake delegated clinical technical and quality audits in your area of work.
- Manage audit and participate in service improvement programmes.
- Share and suggest changes from the outcomes of audit or service improvement programmes.
- Apply research innovation, reflection and reasoning skills to support quality care and service improvements in your area of work.
- Contribute to research, innovation, service improvement or grant proposal writing as required by own role.
- Critically reflect on your technical and non-technical practice, keeping knowledge and skills updated and responding to appraisal or feedback.
- Work within your scope of practice as an autonomous practitioner using action plans developed from appraisal processes.
- Promote and support professional development and training of others.
- Practice in line with the legislation, standards of proficiency, codes of conduct and ethics that apply to healthcare science practitioners.
- Promote non-discriminatory, equitable and inclusive practices and ensure that each person is treated with dignity and respect.
- Promote the principles of a duty of candour, acting with integrity and in the best interest of individuals.
- Recognise and resolve problems and support others to do the same.
- Identify ways of promoting own good mental health and wellbeing and that of others.
- Independently analyse or interpret accurately clinical technical data.
- Be responsible and accountable for the safety and functioning of equipment evaluating and resolving issues.
- Analyse, present or explain technical results to others.
- Develop and review standard operating procedures (SOPs) and support others to participate in the process.
- Practice or support the provision of person-centred care.
- Promote and maintain the principles of a duty of care, safeguarding and protection, working with others to ensure individuals do not come to harm.
- Practice and support others to apply policy and protocols that relate to informed consent.
- Deliver or support the delivery of high quality clinical technical procedures as applicable to own role.
- Share complex technical information and feedback with others.
- Manage difficult and complex situations and complaints according to protocols.
- Conduct sensitive discussions as required, including obtaining meaningful informed decisions.
- Ensure accurate record keeping, producing reliable data, inputting, retrieving or reporting information within required governance processes and supervising others to do the same.
- Maintain confidentiality, adhering to the correct procedures for disclosure, and support others to do the same.
- Work in partnership with the healthcare science and wider healthcare team.
- Demonstrate leadership skills appropriate to own role, coordinating leadership activities and critically reflecting on the contribution that you provide personally and as a team leader.
- Delegate work to others in the team, following delegation, reporting and escalation protocols appropriate to own role.
- Contribute to a supportive, safe and effective environment in the workplace.
- Maintain health, safety and security practices in the workplace, including infection prevention and control, and support others to do the same.
- Undertake delegated risk assessments, disseminate findings and suggest changes or improvements.
- Participate in clinical and quality management processes.
- Undertake delegated clinical technical and quality audits in your area of work.
- Manage audit and participate in service improvement programmes.
- Share and suggest changes from the outcomes of audit or service improvement programmes.
- Apply research innovation, reflection and reasoning skills to support quality care and service improvements in your area of work.
- Contribute to research, innovation, service improvement or grant proposal writing as required by own role.
- Critically reflect on your technical and non-technical practice, keeping knowledge and skills updated and responding to appraisal or feedback.
- Work within your scope of practice as an autonomous practitioner using action plans developed from appraisal processes.
- Promote and support professional development and training of others.
Training schedule
3 x 5 day blocks each year at UWE, with the rest of the time in Bexley Wing, St.James' University Hospital.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C or 4)
- Maths (grade C or 4)
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
BTEC in:
Degree in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK. We are committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our staff helped to define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we can achieve this vision. This has become known as The Leeds Way, and forms the foundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day.
The radiotherapy service in St Jamess treats over 7500 new radiotherapy patients per annum. The centre is equipped with the latest technology, including 12 Versa HDs, MRSim, RayStation treatment planning, a Flexitron HDR remote afterloading platform for advanced image guided brachytherapy, I-125 prostate brachytherapy service and Gamma Knife ICON. The managed equipment service has been renewed, ensuring equipment replacement and comprehensive support for the next 15 years.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
On completion of the 3 years successful candidates will be eligible to apply for the Register of Clinical Technologists.The successful candidate will be trained in many aspects of the clinical service.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
John Lilley
johnlilley@nhs.net
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000024369.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 20 April 2026)
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