Professional accreditation
This course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which means you will be eligible to apply for registration with them when you graduate.
The course is accredited by the Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR).
Placements
UWE Bristol's geographical area for placement provision covers the whole of the South, South West and West of England. Placements across this region help support and provide a wealth of clinical experience across many areas within the NHS healthcare service and the Private Voluntary and Independent sector. These placements are vital to meet the professional regulatory body standards in practice for our affiliated health and social care courses.
To access this variety of opportunities within the health and social care courses, there's an expectation that all students at times will have to travel across large areas. In some cases this can be more than 50 miles away and may be outside of normal working hours due to the nature of shift work on some courses.
When considering your application to these courses, you must ensure you have means to travel to your placement location at unsociable hours, and/or funds available to secure short-term accommodation options to participate in your placement, if required.
You'll go on a variety of placements to increase your experience, helping you to become more adaptable. The variety of clinical placements you'll experience will make you highly employable, developing your skills, industry knowledge and professional network.
We have excellent links with hospitals and private healthcare organisations. You'll spend half the course applying your knowledge and building your professional skills on a number of different placements.
We offer variety of work environments to choose from, so you can find a location that suits you.
International opportunities
Add international experience to your degree by going on a five-week pre-qualifying placement abroad during your final year, or applying for a place on the Work the World programme.
Study facilities
Benefit from our highly specialist facilities, including our Skills and Simulation Centre, to support you in your studies.
Explore the use and production of x-rays, and develop positioning and patient-related skills, using the latest radiography and digital radiography and processing equipment.
Practise procedures and experience changing factors as they'd look on a real patient using Shaderware technology.
Access a huge selection of books, journals and audio-visual materials, including specialist health and social care databases, in our Glenside Campus library, one of the best healthcare libraries in England.
IT facilities are available to use on all our campuses.
Learn more about UWE Bristol's facilities and resources.
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