# Trainee Radiography Advanced Practitioner

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
- **Town:** Wakefield
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Radiographer
- **Speciality:** Radiology
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 to £48,117

                    a year
- **Contract type:** Fixed-Term
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-31T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T08:58:21.804Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9377-26-0335?employerCode=C9377
- **Application URL:** https://careers.midyorks.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=1441&source=JobtrainNHSJobs
- **Employer website:** https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified experienced radiographer to gain the relevant qualifications required to become a trust wide advanced reporting practitioner. This individual will join the existing team of advanced radiographer practitioners reporting musculoskeletal with a future expectation to continue their training to become competent to report chest and abdominal images. . The radiographer reporting service at the Trust supports an immediate 12 hours, 7-day service and scope of practice includes all referral groups. The successful applicant would be expected to contribute to this pattern of work. The candidate will be expected to enrole on the image interpretation course at Bradford University, to gain a postgraduate certificate in MSK Reporting with the expectation of continuing this qualification to include chest and abdominal reporting. Once image interpretation qualification is achieved the candidate will qualify as a Radiography Advanced Practitioner, and remuneration at commensurate banding will be completed.

The service operates across all three hospital sites (Dewsbury, Pinderfields and Pontefract), and at the new Community Diagnostic Centre based in Wakefield, offering a number of diagnostic imaging investigations closer to home. This role is based at Pinderfields, but there is an expectation to work across all sites.

The posts current job plan comprises 70% reporting and 30% advanced practice duties to cover the other domains of advanced practice.

### Main duties of the job

To undertake a leadership role as part of the radiology team responsible for providing an efficient imaging service and ensuring high quality images. Undertake postgraduate academic and clinical education in image interpretation.

Based on a specific base site, but maintaining a rotation across the other Trust sites, the advanced practitioner will work with the consultant radiographer to provide leadership in general radiography and be responsible for his/her clinical work and professional development. To perform a comprehensive range of radiographic procedures, without supervision, both within the department and externally, e.g. Theatre, Wards.

A 7 day reporting service is already in operation at the MY trust and the post holder will be expected to contribute to the running of this service.

Develop the skills and expertise to independently interpret radiographs and support service and staff developments, the advancement of staff and skills and undertake reflective, evaluation of practice.

Key responsibilities

Professional

- To maintain and enhance clinical expertise ensuring high technical and professional standards at all times.
- To ensure imaging procedures are carried out in accordance with mandatory departmental systems of work and protocols.
- To adapt technique to the condition of the patient and level of co-operation.

### About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

### Details

- Date posted: 09 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 1 years
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 001430
- Job locations: Trustwide UK, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

Qualifications

- BSc (Hons) Radiography or DCR(R)
- HPC Registered

Experience

- Post graduate experience in diagnostic radiography
- Evidence of a comprehensive range of radiographic experience.
- Experience of managing complex clinical situations.
- Ability to protocol and manage complex referrals.
- Experience of clinical audit.
- Experience of contribution towards management of workloads and resources.
- Evidence of participating in out of hours radiography service

For the full person specification requirements, please see the attached job description and person specification.

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