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Company Name: Colten Care
Job Description
Radiographer
Full-time - As an Army Radiographer, you’ll help to keep soldiers and their families fit and healthy by carrying out scans and X-rays using modern medical equipment. You’ll work in a range of environments, from large medical centres on Army bases and in intensive care units or emergency departments to field hospitals on operations abroad. You don’t need to have a background in medicine – we’ll fund your professional training and teach you everything you need to know about being a radiographer and a soldier.
Find where you belong.
WORLD-CLASS TRAINING
If you want to be a Radiographer, you’ll start with your initial military training which will teach you how to be a soldier. This will cover fieldcraft, handling a rifle, and related skills. The initial training will be at either Pirbright or Winchester and last for 14 weeks.
You’ll then take a three-year BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography degree at Birmingham City University. You will also be assigned to a Defence Medical Group Hospital where you will apply classroom learning in a practical setting. If you are already qualified as a Radiographer, you’ll move straight to your new role with your unit.
GAIN QUALIFICATIONS
Army Radiographers have the potential to gain postgraduate qualifications throughout their career in areas such as Computed Tomography.
SHOW PEOPLE WHAT YOU’RE CAPABLE OF
We’ll be with you every step of the way as you move up the ranks. From the moment you begin your training you’ll get the support and encouragement you need to succeed. With hard work, you’ll be promoted, which means more responsibility and increased pay.
Become a Radiographer and you’ll:
- Earn £15,985 during training. When training is finished and you join your Unit, pay will rise to over £20,400.
- Receive subsidised accommodation and facilities, increasing your disposable income
- Receive free medical and dental health cover
- Have opportunities for continual career progression
- Be sponsored to earn valuable civilian-recognised qualifications
- Take part in Adventurous Training and be able to play your favourite sports
BELONG TO SOMETHING THAT MATTERS.
You should be:
* Regular Army age: 16.6 – 35.6 years
* Army Reserve age: 17.9 – 43 years (New enlistments)
* Ex-Regular: 17.9 – 52 years
* Specialist (Soldier): 17.9 – 50 years
Qualifications you’ll need:
STUDENT: Five GCSEs Grade A–C/9-4 in English Language, Maths and two sciences, 120 UCAS Points. You must pass the specialist Army Radiography selection.
Fitness requirements:
* Mid-Thigh Pull 46kg
* Medicine Ball Throw 2.9m
* 2km run 11m 15s (11m 30s for Junior Entry)
Our next deadline for application is 31st March 2023, with further opportunities ongoing throughout the year.
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