Return to Practice (Diagnostic Radiography)

The Return to Practice course consists of one 20 credit module at level 6.

The course content has been designed in accordance with the HCPC return to practice requirements.

Theoretical 'Core Content' will focus on:

• Study skills (including writing skills) and the use of information technology
• Professional Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) requirements, applied law (including IR(ME)R and IRR99), contemporary health policy, patient safety and evidence base in relation to diagnostic radiography practice
• Care and compassion related to all areas of practice
• Use of simulation and scenarios to embed adaptive technique skills and problem solving abilities
• Current professional issues in Diagnostic Radiography
• An understanding of the current structure and organisation of the workforce within diagnostic radiography
• Reflective practice and continued professional development.

Your clinical placement will give you the opportunity to consolidate and apply this knowledge, supporting you to re-establish clinical competency in a range of plain film radiographic techniques and diagnostic imaging procedures within your scope of practice.

On successful completion of the module, you will be able to meet the following learning outcomes:

• Meet the HCPC ‘Return to Practice’ requirements
• Demonstrate appropriate professional and radiographic skills within a work-based portfolio
• Implement effective reflection within the working environment
• Apply underpinning theoretical concepts of radiography to current clinical practice.